Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion Shaquil Barrett has applied for reinstatement to the NFL months after retiring from the league in July, his agents told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Four months after announcing his retirement from the NFL in July, pass rusher Shaq Barrett now plans to return to the league. Barrett, 32, has applied to be reinstated, according to multiple reports sourced to the player's agents,

Shaquil Barrett has reversed course again and reportedly filed paperwork to be reinstated, four months after he abruptly retired in July. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher has applied to make an immediate return to the NFL.