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Todd Robert Bowles (born November 18, 1963) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously was the head coach of the New York Jets from 2015 to 2018.
Jon Gruden was the Buccaneers' head coach between 2002 and 2008. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise was founded as an NFL team in 1976 by Hugh Culverhouse.
His parents lived in Carrollwood, and he had spent part of his childhood in Tampa in the early 1980s when his father was a running backs coach and later a scout for the Bucs. [ 71 ] Upon his arrival in Tampa, Gruden immediately went to work, retooling a sluggish offense, changing over 50% of the starting offense.
The league has made some progress—this season, there are nine minority head coaches and 15 female full-time coaches. The Buccaneers, known for leading the way in diverse hires, are the first NFL ...
Bruce Arians unexpectedly retired as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a stunning move Wednesday night that the 69-year-old who guided the team to its second Super Bowl title says is not related ...
He also received a second Coach of the Year award after the 2014 season. After initially retiring in 2017, Arians returned in 2019 to coach the Buccaneers. He led the team to their first playoff appearance since 2007 and first playoff win since 2002 during the 2020 season, culminating with a victory in Super Bowl LV. At age 68, he was the ...
On January 15, 2016, Koetter was promoted to head coach after the Buccaneers fired head coach Lovie Smith. [14] After posting a 9–7 record in 2016 and barely missing the playoffs, [15] the team had high expectations for the 2017 season. However, the Buccaneers failed to meet those expectations, slipping to a 5–11 record. [16]
The trio of aspiring NFL coaches joined 22 other candidates recently at the inaugural Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy. It was a unique opportunity for a diverse group that included ...