Bucs fans will have to wait until next year to see another Jameis Winston-to-Cameron Brate touchdown reception.

The team announced Tuesday afternoon that the emerging tight end’s season is over one game shy of the finish line. Brate suffered a back injury during the third quarter of Saturday’s 31-24 loss in New Orleans. The injury came on a 9-yard reception that was negated because of right guard Ali Marpet’s holding penalty.

Bucs Te Cam Brate - Photo By: Getty Images

Bucs TE Cam Brate – Photo by: Getty Images

Brate’s record-tying 2016 campaign comes to an end after he contributed 57 catches for 660 yards and eight touchdowns. Prior to Saturday’s injury, Brate tied Jimmy Giles’ single-season franchise record of eight touchdowns by a tight end by getting into the end zone from 12 yards out early in the second quarter. That score also put Brate into sole possession of the NFL lead at the position. He’s now got one more than San Diego Chargers rookie Hunter Henry and the Tennessee Titans’ Delaine Walker.

In other Tuesday moves, Tampa Bay also placed cornerback Jude Adjei-Barimah on injured reserve. The second-year pro played in 10 games this year, but had his season interrupted by a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Adjei-Barimah hasn’t played since Week 11’s road win against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Rookie running back Russell Hansbrough is back with the Bucs, as well. Tampa Bay signed him from the New York Giants’ practice squad and placed him on the active roster. Hansbrough was originally signed by the Bucs as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri and was active Week 5 in Carolina before being waived and re-signed multiple times.

Bucs Cb Jude Adjei-Barimah - Photo By: Cliff Welch/Pr

Bucs CB Jude Adjei-Barimah – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Another player familiar with joining, leaving, and rejoining the organization – offensive lineman Josh Allen – is returning to the practice squad. Defensive tackle Rodney Coe was released to make room on that 10-man roster. Allen first signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent from Louisiana-Monroe in 2014.

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