Bengals cut ties with strong-armed QB amid Jake Browning struggles

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The Cincinnati Bengals are trying to figure things out at quarterback with Joe Burrow out injured.

And so on Tuesday they... got rid of a QB?

Yep. They cut Mike White from the practice squad, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

White was one of two quarterbacks the Bengals signed after Burrow's injury. He previously started for the New York Jets. He spent this summer with the Buffalo Bills but didn't make their team. White has an odd football journey, having not been as good as you'd expect in college, but his raw arm strength has kept him around the league.

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But the Bengals apparently didn't like what they'd seen from him in his few weeks on the practice squad and have cut White loose.

Jake Browning is still the starter, for now, although his tendency to throw interceptions is putting that job at risk.

Browning went 4-3 two seasons ago starting in place of Burrow, but it has been much rougher this time around.

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The Bengals have two other options currently on their roster.

The QB2 since Burrow is out has been Brett Rypien, who was with the Bengals all summer and knows Zac Taylor's system.

The other quarterback on the practice squad with White has been Sean Clifford. He was with the Packers over the summer and was once a star at Penn State.

There's also a chance the Bengals are eying other QB moves to follow the release of White, but nothing has been announced as of yet.

If Cincinnati wants to save its season, something has to get figured out in a hurry.

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