Eagles Hire Former Buccaneers OC Josh Grizzard

On Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the Philadelphia Eagles have named Grizzard as their new Pass Game Coordinator.

The news broke shortly after the announcement that the Eagles had named former Green Bay Packers QB Coach Sean Mannion as their new Offensive Coordinator.

Interestingly enough, the Eagles had already familiarized themselves with Grizzard during this hiring cycle as he was under consideration for the team's vacant offensive coordinator role under Nick Sirianni, a position that Grizzard had interviewed for multiple times.

Apparently Grizzard made an impression during his interviews, because even though he was bypassed for the OC role in favor of Mannion, the Eagles still found a way to bring him on board.

Late season struggles sealed Grizzard's fate in Tampa

2025 was not kind to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early on, things were very promising. Not only were players making plays, but offensively, first-year offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard seemed to be hitting all the right buttons.

Under Grizzard's guidance on that side of the ball, the Bucs jumped out to an early 5-1 record. matching the best six-game start in franchise history. Rookie WR Emeka Egbuka was lighting the league on fire, while his quarterback, Baker Mayfield, was living up to his gritty reputation by willing the Buccaneers to numerous last-second victories with surgical game-winning drives.

Things fell apart quickly for the Buccaneers, though. As the season went on and the injuries began to mount, the team was unable to weather the storm. Despite receiving plenty of praise early on in his tenure with the Bucs, Grizzard's playcalling, as is often the case when teams are losing football games, became a point of contention.

When it was all said and done, the Bucs had won just two of their last 10 games and the offense proved to be inconsistent and misguided despite the return of several key playmakers, including Mike Evans, Bucky Irving and Jalen McMillan.

Although many expected a full reset to the coaching staff in Tampa Bay, head coach Todd Bowles was retained for at least one more season with the Bucs, while Grizzard, along with the majority of Bowles' staff, was not.

Grizzard has plenty of experience in the NFL, but just one year of playcalling. Now, he's set to join another NFC team that is loaded with offensive weapons. Not only that, but Grizzard will be occupying a position he had great success with in Tampa in 2024, where he served as the team's Pass Game Coordinator under Liam Coen. Within that role, Grizzard was instrumental in the Bucs' third-down efficiency, where they led the league with an impressive 50.9% conversion rate.