Who Should I Start? Kyle Trask or Brady Cook

Monday, August 25, 6:11 PM

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers plan to release quarterback Kyle Trask (shoulder), a source told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Trask will revert to Injured Reserve due to a shoulder issue and then work out a settlement or release in order to look for a new team. It means that veteran Teddy Bridgewater will open the 2025 season in Tampa as the primary backup behind starter Baker Mayfield, with undrafted free agent Connor Bazelak serving as the QB3. Trask, 27, was a second-round pick (64th overall) in the 2021 NFL draft out of Florida. He never started a game for the Bucs in his three seasons and appeared in only seven games, going just 4-for-11 passing for 28 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. Trask will now be looking to get healthy and latch on with another organization and compete for a depth role.

Saturday, December 13, 2:17 AM

New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook will garner his first start of his young career in Sunday's road outing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cook took the field for the first time in Week 14's 34-10 loss to the visiting Dolphins after veteran Tyrod Taylor (groin) left the contest with an injury. It wasn't a banner day for the 24-year-old, who completed just 14-of-30 pass attempts while tossing two interceptions and fumbling twice (none lost). With Taylor and Justin Fields (knee) both sidelined for Week 15, Cook will get a chance to build off his debut, but won't be afforded any favors in an underrated Jacksonville defense. The Jags are beatable through the air, although they've clamped down on the opposition's scoring chances, yielding the eleventh-fewest points per game in the NFL (20.9). Cook won't be in fantasy consideration outside of superflex and 2QB formats, and officially ranks as RotoBaller's QB34 for his matchup with Jacksonville.