Bucs Re-Signal Kyle Trask

The Bucs have continued to shore up the depth on their offense, re-signing backup quarterback Kyle Trask, based on NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport.

Bucs QB Kyle Trask, C Graham Barton and OL Robert Hainsey – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR

Trask was Tampa Bay’s second-round choose within the 2021 NFL Draft. Normal supervisor Jason Licht chosen Trask hoping he can be the inheritor obvious to Tom Brady. Following Brady’s retirement in 2023, the group introduced in Baker Mayfield to compete with Trask for the beginning quarterback place. Mayfield gained the battle, and Trask remained the first backup.

Trask has had little alternative to play within the common season over his 4 years within the NFL. In his profession, he has accomplished simply 4 of his 11 passes, a 36.4% completion score, for 28 yards.

However he has flashed within the preseason. Over 12 preseason video games throughout 4 seasons, he has accomplished 62.2% of his 254 passes for 1,671 yards with seven touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Professional Soccer Focus has him credited with 15 big-time throws and 10 turnover worthy performs.

He has been particularly efficient over the previous two years because the Bucs switched to a extra horizontal passing assault underneath former offensive coordinator Dave Canales and former offensive coordinator Liam Coen. In that timeframe, he has improved his completion charge to 65.2% and his yards per try has improved from 6.3 to six.8. He additionally has 5 touchdowns to only two interceptions.

Kyle Trask Represents Continuity For Bucs Quarterback Room

Bucs QB Kyle Trask – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR

With Trask having 4 years within the group, the group has opted for continuity along with his re-signing. Simply two years after taking a flyer on Mayfield and placing he and Trask by way of a contest, Mayfield is now entrenched as Tampa Bay’s starter.

Given his comparatively younger age, the Bucs are much less involved in discovering his successor and extra involved in giving the group a high-floor backup. Trask matches the invoice at an affordable value.

Reportedly, the deal is for one 12 months and $2.787 million, however each group will get to make use of a four-year qualifier deal on a participant who was on the roster for 4 consecutive years. As a result of Trask matches that qualification he’ll solely rely $1,337,500 in opposition to the cap.

Trask’s deal represents a short-term dedication, too, because the group additionally has Michael Pratt on the roster. Pratt spent 4 years at Tulane, the place he threw for 9,602 yards and 90 touchdowns. He was taken within the seventh spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Packers. Inexperienced Bay waived him mid-season, and Tampa Bay claimed him on waivers earlier than stashing him on their follow squad.

Pratt possesses intriguing instruments and a possible long-term alternative for Trask. For now although, the Bucs wish to roll with the veteran Trask over the potential of Pratt as their major backup.

With Trask again, the group now has three quarterbacks underneath contract for 2025, as he joins Mayfield and Pratt. John Wolford, who has served because the group’s third-string quarterback for the final two seasons, left earlier this offseason to signal with the Jaguars, reuniting with former Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen.