The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former University of Tennessee backup quarterback C.J. Leak, who is attempting to make it in the NFL as a tight end.

Leak, the brother of former Florida quarterback Chris Leak, had a tryout during the team's rookie minicamp earlier this month. He spent part of last season on the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.

Leak played four positions during a star-crossed college career that spanned six years from 1999 to 2004 at Wake Forest and UT. He was also used at UT at safety and linebacker.

Leak's athleticism has never been questioned. But there's been uncertainty about what position best suits him.

A highly touted quarterback out of Charlotte, N.C., Leak accepted a scholarship to play at Wake Forest in 1999. He sustained a severe knee injury as a sophomore and then abruptly transferred to Tennessee, even though the Vols had an established quarterback in Casey Clausen.

After sitting out the mandatory one year under NCAA transfer rules, Leak spent two seasons getting limited work behind Clausen.

With Clausen gone in 2004, Leak failed to win the starting job as a senior, losing out to freshmen Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer. Leak then saw limited time at safety, tight end and linebacker.