We're six weeks into the season, and things couldn't be going better record-wise for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Injuries have started piling up in a pretty gnarly way, though, and threaten to rain on the early parade everyone is throwing after a 5-1 start to the year.
It's starting to feel like it won't be the only parade in Tampa Bay's future.
Missing out on all the good vibes is former backup quarterback Kyle Trask. In the span of five years he went from potentially being developed into Tom Brady's successor to looking for a new team after the Bucs released him at the end of training camp.
After a few months, it sounds like he might finally have found a landing spot.
Trask was rumored to be someone the Las Vegas Raiders were interested in after Aidan O'Connell was lost to an injury, but trading for Kenny Pickett soon put an end to that. Since then all has been quiet for Trask until this week when his phone finally rang.
Indianapolis Colts call in ex-Buccaneers QB Kyle Trask for a workout
It was the Indianapolis Colts, the mirror image of the Bucs over in the AFC, calling him up for a workout.
I believe this is Kyle Trask’s first workout since he was released by the Bucs in August. https://t.co/DcCdhe9v44
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) October 14, 2025
Trask is the second former Florida Gators quarterback on the roster, and it's an injury to Anthony Richardson that has Indy looking to bring in some help. Richardson was injured in truly nightmarish fashion last week when an exercise band snapped and hit him in the eye.
It's an inury that has opened the door for Trask to get his first crack as a second chance in the NFL. His journey started trending toward career backup while he was with the Bucs, which is hardly a bad thing. While he wasn't a fit in Tampa, Trask has worked with some top-tier offensive minds which puts him in a perfect position to perhaps do something his potential teammate Daniel Jones is doing.
Over the course of his five year career, Trask has worked closely with Tom Brady, Baker Mayfield, Dave Canales, Liam Coen, and Josh Grizzard -- that's not a bad rotation of football profressors to have learned from.
He wasn't able to put it together with the Bucs but he also never had a clean shot at winning the QB1 role. Perhaps some time in Indy, assuming he gets a job there, could be what he needs to restart his career and finally find some success.