Change is certainly coming in Tampa Bay, and it's coming fast. While head coach Todd Bowles is staying on in 2026, he was expected to make a lot of changes, and a lot of those changes are already taking place on Thursday.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they have officially parted ways with five coaches. The following are the coaches who have been let go by Tampa Bay:
The Buccaneers have already moved on from offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard as well as quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis. More changes are taking place on the team’s staff.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have decided to stick with head coach Todd Bowles for the 2026 season. However, Bowles wasted no time and is already making a pair of coaching changes.
The end of an era has arrived, not just in Tampa Bay but in the NFL world. After 62 years of coaching and more than 46 seasons in the NFL, legendary assistant coach Tom Moore is retiring, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reported Thursday morning.
With the Bucs’ 2025 season officially over, the contracts of the team’s practice squad players are officially up. And as is customary, Tampa Bay re-signed most of its practice squad players to reserve/futures contracts with the team making that announcement on Thursday, January 8.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they have signed 14 players to futures contracts. The following is a list of the 14 players Tampa Bay signed: S Marcus
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will look a bit different next season after failing to make the playoffs. That usually comes with people getting fired, players getting cut or traded, and sometimes, others just walk away from the game.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally took action to give some accountability after a disastrous 2-7 slide to end a very disappointing 2025 season. However, it wasn't on the side of the ball that stood out down the stretch as the worst.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the 2025 season with optimism, beginning with a strong 6-2 start and aspirations of returning to the playoffs after a wild card round exit in 2024.
Josh Grizzard is out after one season as offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers, which puts Tampa Bay in position to hire a fifth primary play-caller in as many years.
Per Rick Stroud, Buccaneers senior offensive consultant Tom Moore has decided to retire after more than 46 years in the NFL. Moore talked about his decision to retire, mentioning his desire to care for his wife who had a stroke earlier this year. “It’s time for me to go home and take care of my wife,” Moore said, via Stroud.
Major shakeups have already began for the Bucs as they have fired offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Grizzard spent two seasons in Tampa Bay, first as the passing game coordinator in 2024 and then was bumped up to offensive coordinator in 2025.
As expected, the Buccaneers will have another new offensive coordinator for the 2026 season. Josh Grizzard is out after one season, as first reported by Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
Bucs outside linebacker Yaya Diaby had seven sacks to once again lead the team in that defensive category. Diaby’s 7.5 sacks were the most in Tampa Bay during the 2023 season, which was Diaby’s rookie campaign.
On Wednesday, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times and Jenna Laine of ESPN confirmed that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were retaining head coach Todd Bowles for another season. Some previously wondered if Buccaneers ownership could reach out to John Harbaugh after he was stunningly fired by the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday.