Kyle Trask may be staring at one of the biggest workouts of his pro career.
The former Florida quarterback was in with the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday, looking for another crack at sticking in the NFL after a winding path through the league. Trask, who owns the Gators’ single-season record with 43 passing touchdowns, has already spent part of last season on the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad and had a workout with the New Orleans Saints during their minicamp in May.
At this point, he’s been on a roster or tried out for every NFC South team.
Kyle Trask is out here now, warming up prior to his workout, which will begin once practice is over (and will not be open to media). https://t.co/WA7CXxsF0X
- Alex Zietlow (@alexzietlow05) July 29, 2026
There’s a natural fit here. Panthers coach Dave Canales worked with Trask as his offensive coordinator in Tampa for a couple of years, so the quarterback should already know the system.
And Carolina may actually have a use for him right away: the Panthers are set to face the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game next Thursday, and it’s unlikely Bryce Young will play. Behind Young are rookie Haynes King and former first-round pick Kenny Pickett, which leaves open the possibility that Carolina wants a third quarterback available.
For the Panthers, the move carries no real downside. For Trask, though, this could be the last chance to make the league notice him again.
That’s a sharp turn for a player who entered the NFL with plenty of draft-day buzz but never managed to lock down a role in Tampa Bay. Trask was a second-round pick of the Buccaneers, yet he never fully won over Todd Bowles and his staff.
Even after signing a one-year contract with Tampa Bay in March 2025 to remain Baker Mayfield’s backup, he still couldn’t hold the job. When Mayfield suffered a minor injury during training camp last year, Trask got a chance with the first team and didn’t impress.
The Buccaneers later added veteran Teddy Bridgewater and released Trask before the season began.
If this workout goes well and Carolina brings him into camp, Trask could even be in position for a few snaps next Thursday. That’s not much on paper, especially for a quarterback drafted as high as he was, but the NFL has a short memory. Right now, Trask just needs Canales and the Panthers to see enough to keep him around a little longer.
His rise at Florida is still one of the most unexpected success stories in program history. Trask came out of Manvel, Texas, as a lightly regarded recruit with no other FBS offers.
He finally got his shot in 2019 under Dan Mullen and started 22 games over the 2019 and 2020 seasons, piling up 7,224 passing yards and 68 touchdowns. That run helped push Florida to the 2020 SEC Championship Game, where Trask threw for more than 400 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-46 loss.
Gators fans have been waiting for this kind of moment ever since he left Gainesville. Whether Carolina becomes the place where his pro career gets a second life remains to be seen, but the Florida chapter of Trask’s story still stands out.
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