Buccaneers not interested in trading Mike Glennon

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Mike Glennon didn't take a single snap in 2015, but the team still sees value in keeping him on the roster.

General manager Jason Licht told Scott Reynolds of PewterReport.com at the Senior Bowl that he won't be trading Glennon this offseason, a decision apparently prompted by the rash of injuries teams experienced at the quarterback position this season.

"I would hate to be in a position where your quarterback goes down for however many games it is and then you're basically throwing the towel in, like a lot of teams did this year," Licht said. "It wasn't because they wanted to throw in the towel, that's just the way it happened, without naming teams. Those were the same teams, a lot of them, that were inquiring about Mike Glennon at the time."

Of the 10 teams that lost their starting quarterback for at least four games due to injury in 2015 - the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Tennessee Titans - just three made it to the playoffs.

Glennon, a 2013 third-round pick, has one year remaining on his rookie deal at a reasonable $675,000.

"Mike Glennon is just so valuable to us right now while we have him, while he's under contract, I feel like we have two starting quarterbacks with him and Jameis (Winston)," Licht said.

"If you just go out and get a mid-round pick for him, the chances of the mid-round pick working out or drafting a quarterback and that pick working out, the odds aren't in your favor. Unless there's (an offer) that blows us away, I think you lean towards keeping him and having him on your roster."