The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are parting ways with their backup quarterback, according to reports by NBC and ESPN.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are reportedly parting ways with their longtime backup quarterback. According to ESPN, the Bucs plan to release Kyle Trask after he signed a one-year deal with the franchise this past March. Trask will now revert to injured reserve due to a shoulder issue, but will then be cut loose to pursue other opportunities.

The Bucs will release Trask, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, after he goes to IR with a shoulder injury and then reaches a settlement. The Bucs will slot Teddy Bridgewater into the backup role, in that event — the team is also likely to retain quarterback Connor Bazelak on the practice squad, leaving Trask the odd man out.