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At least nine coaches on Todd Bowles' staff will be replaced. Names to watch include Georgia OC Todd Monken, a former Tampa assistant.

The Bucs have fired Bryon Leftwich, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Leftwich was expected to be let go after Tampa Bay finished 25th in points scored during the regular season.

Byron Leftwich is out as offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are shaking up their coaching staff after finishing with the only losing record Tom Brady has had in more than two decades as a NFL starter.

Tampa Bay had the second-largest points drop-off of any team in NFL history, costing Byron Leftwich his job. Who might replace him?

While the GOAT makes up his mind on his playing future, the Bucs have big decisions to make on the coaching staff and the roster.

Coaching changes paid off in a big way for several teams this season.

Tom Brady threw for 432 yards and three long touchdowns to Mike Evans, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinch their second straight NFC South championship with a 30-24 come-from-behind win over the Carolina Panthers.

Rob Gronkowski was "bored" sitting on the sidelines, which sparked a conversation about him potentially returning to the field.

One game separates the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the Falcons, Panthers and Saints. We go through what each team needs to do to win the NFC South.

Tom Brady is 7-1 in his career against the Bengals, but Sunday will be the first time the GOAT matches up with Joe Cool.

The first-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers can’t afford to take anything for granted in the weak NFC South. The Bucs, at least on paper, appear talented and skilled enough to hold off Atlanta, Carolina and New Orleans in a tight division race in which all four teams have losing records with a month left in the regular season. In the aftermath of Sunday’s humbling 35-7 road loss at San Francisco, coach Todd Bowles declared it’s time for his players to “decide what kind of team we want to be.”

Tristan Wirfs is out and Donovan Smith is struggling. What is the Buccaneers' plan for protecting QB Tom Brady against Nick Bosa and the 49ers' top-ranked defense?

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills head to New England looking for their first division win of the season.

It was an eventful Week 12 in the NFC South, with the Bucs, Saints and Falcons all losing, while the Panthers earned a win in Sam Darnold's return.

Tom Brady had never lost before when leading by seven points or more in the final two minutes of regulation. Here's how it happened on Sunday.

Even in defeat, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll could recognize the special experience of participating in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany.

Even in defeat, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll could recognize the special experience of participating in the NFL's first regular-season game in Germany. Seattle and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a Bavarian welcome both in the days leading up to the game and during it, highlighted by an energetic capacity crowd of 69,811 at Allianz Arena singing together in the final minutes of the game and afterward. The Buccaneers beat the Seahawks 21-16, but both sides seemed to appreciate the historic nature of the event.

Tom Brady says he has no regrets about coming out of his short retirement to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers again.

An annual diversity study has found the NFL posted significant gains in hiring women for positions in coaching, front offices and league headquarters.

Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel played 14 seasons as an NFL linebacker.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said "everything is on the table" when trouble shooting the Bucs' recent struggles, including the coaching staff.

Todd Bowles defended Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady after Sunday's loss to the Steelers, saying he does not receive "special treatment."

Todd Bowles isn't pleased with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after falling to 3-3 following Sunday's loss to the Steelers, but he's not singling any one person out.

It’s not difficult to see why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to a disappointing 3-3 start. Tom Brady and a talented but struggling offense have not performed at a consistently high level, particularly in the red zone. A normally reliable defense hasn’t played well, either, during a stretch in which the Bucs have lost three of four games.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate suffered a neck injury during the team's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, just two weeks after he suffered a concussion.

Conservatives have praised Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles for insisting the media needs to quit “making a big deal” about race and diversity.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was hit in the wallet for his kick of Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Grady Jarrett on Sunday afternoon.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Steelers play each other in Week 6 of the NFL season. Mike Tomlin and Todd Bowles are two of four Black head coaches in the NFL.

Grady Jarrett was flagged for roughing the passer after what many observed to be a typical sack of Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter of the Atlanta Falcons' 21-15 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will relocate football operations to the Miami area in preparation for next weekend’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of the potential impact of Hurricane Ian on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans has been suspended without pay for one game for his role in a scuffle that resulted in him and New Orleans cornerback Marshon Lattimore being ejected from the Buccaneers-Saints game.

Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans has been suspended without pay for one game for his role in a scuffle that resulted in him and New Orleans cornerback Marshon Lattimore being ejected from the Buccaneers-Saints game. The NFL said Monday that Evans violated unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules by knocking Lattimore to the ground when the Buccaneers star intervened in a confrontation that initially involved Lattimore and Bucs teammates Tom Brady and Leonard Fournette.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have been married since 2009. Brady discussed the difficulties of his job this week.

Tom Brady and Mike Evans connected on a punctuating touchdown, Leonard Fournette ran for 127 yards and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the Dallas Cowboys 19-3.

There will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a record-tying 10 new head coaches across the league.

Bruce Arians said that bad cholesterol and his highly stressful position as head coach contributed to his health scare.

Tom Brady led Tampa Bay to a field goal on his first and only series of the preseason, but the Indianapolis Colts' backups rallied to beat the Buccaneers 27-10.

After one of the wildest offseasons in NFL history featuring blockbuster trades, rapid free-agency movement, record-setting contracts and plenty of off-field drama, the regular season is almost here.

Tom Brady has returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ending what has been described as an 11-day, prearranged break from training camp for personal reasons.

Tom Brady is back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a nearly two-week hiatus, and there now is a reported reason for his absence. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is expected to return to practice Monday as the Buccaneers prepare for their final preseason game Saturday against at the Indianapolis Colts. After all, if any NFL player has built up enough cachet to take time off during the preseason, it would be Brady, who is entering his 23rd NFL season. “I know exactly when Tom is coming back, and I’ve consistently said it would be sometime after the Titans game,” Bowles said Friday. He announced his retirement from football Feb. 1 before changing course and returning to the Buccaneers just 40 days later.

The Tennessee Titans must decide if rookie Malik Willis gets a second straight preseason start as he fights for the backup quarterback job.

Carl Nassib couldn’t be happier playing with Shaq Barrett again even if their Tampa Bay reunion came Wednesday in a different city.

Football fans won’t be seeing Tom Brady in any early preseason action. The star quarterback is taking some time off to deal with a personal matter and is away from his Tampa Bay Buccaneers team, according to head coach Todd Bowles. No reason for the absence beyond identifying it as a personal matter was given. Last season, Brady threw for 43 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, while tallying 5316 yards, losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round. He won his NFL-record seventh Super Bowl with the Bucs in 2021 after a 20-year run with the New England Patriots.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Brady won't return until after August 20

Tom Brady has been excused from training camp and will be away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 11 days for personal reasons.

Tom Brady will get his reps in joint practices against the Miami Dolphins this week instead of an exhibition game.

Seven months after undergoing knee surgery, Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin is back in pads on the practice field.

Logan Ryan won a pair of Super Bowls in New England playing with Tom Brady, picked off his final pass with the Patriots for a touchdown and has reunited with him in Tampa Bay.

Tom Brady is back for a 23rd season — and his third with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tom Brady concedes a lot has happened in the four months that have passed since he announced he was walking away from the NFL after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl championships.

The last 12 months have been a transformative year in the NBA when it comes to diversity among coaches.

Tom Brady earned the right to skip voluntary workouts a long time ago.

It took 42 selections Friday before a second quarterback was taken in the NFL draft.

Todd Bowles earned his way in the NFL on the defensive side of the ball.

Head coach Bruce Arians has decided to retire and is moving into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ front office.

Head coach Bruce Arians has decided to retire and is moving into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ front office.

In a stunning move, Bruce Arians is hanging his whistle up. The 69-year-old is retiring from coaching the Buccaneers, as first reported by Peter King, and will be replaced by defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. Arians will move to the front office as a “senior consultant for football.” In a phone call with NBC, Arians said it was important to him to leave the franchise in good hands for the next steward, and that Tom Brady’s return was a major factor in his decision to walk away.

Bruce Arians has decided to retire as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and move into a front-office role with the team, a stunning move announced Wednesday night.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are hiring Doug Pederson as their head coach.

The Minnesota Vikings have entered a fast-paced final stretch of their head coach search.

The NFL has taken several steps to improve diversity among leadership positions, yet Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach after Brian Flores and David Culley were fired this week.

Back-to-back winning seasons were not enough for Brian Flores to keep his job as coach of the Miami Dolphins.

Tom Brady may be an opponent when the Buccaneers visit the Patriots.

Woody Johnson is happy to be back.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are serious about getting more women working in the NFL and recently held an event focused on steps to reach the league.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Devin White (45) breaks up a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs running back Darrel Williams, right, during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay’s defense finished its redemption tour with a Super Bowl championship. Brees and the Saints beat Tampa Bay twice during the regular season. By taking down Mahomes in the Super Bowl, the Bucs (15-5) avenged three of their five losses. He also took exception with Tampa Bay having only one Pro Bowl selection on its roster, linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul. “One Pro Bowl player and the team goes on to win the Super Bowl?

(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)TAMPA, Fla. – Seconds after linebacker Devin White intercepted a pass in the end zone, Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians started doling out hugs. Arians unplugged his headset, slipped on a Super Bowl championship hat and braced for the traditional Gatorade shower. Together, Arians and the 43-year-old Brady helped Tampa Bay win its first championship in 18 years and cemented their spot in the franchise history books. He took a year off and worked in television before returning to the NFL with Tampa Bay — joining a young team he saw as full of potential. His biggest coup was landing Brady, who engineered yet another masterpiece and won his seventh Super Bowl after six titles with the Patriots.

The Buccaneers didn't even give him time to skim their defense in the Super Bowl. He was 26 of 49 for 270 yards and two interceptions in a 31-9 blowout that denied the Chiefs back-to-back titles. “They had a good game plan,” said Mahomes, whose quarterback rating of 52.3 was by far the worst of his career. The first-half numbers were striking: Mahomes was 9 of 19 for 67 yards, while Tampa Bay counterpart Tom Brady had dominated the Chiefs defense for 140 yards passing and three TDs in staking the Buccaneers to a 21-6 lead. “To the last snap,” Reid said, “he was trying to win that football game.”It was just that kind of night for Mahomes.

The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl. With help from old friend Rob Gronkowski and a ferocious defense, Brady and the Buccaneers are Super Bowl champions. The GOAT earned his fifth Super Bowl MVP award and extended his Super Bowl titles' record in his 10th appearance, nine with New England. Stunningly, it was easier than any of his previous Super Bowl victories, which came by an average margin of five points. They won three road games as a wild card to reach the Super Bowl, and joined the NHL's Lightning as a 2020 season champion.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during NFL football practice, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. (Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers via AP)TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t be denied. The 43-year-old six-time Super Bowl champion may no longer be the best quarterback in the NFL, however, he’s shown in his first season with the Bucs that he’s still good enough to lead a team to the NFL title game. You want to make some moves that hopefully get your team into the Super Bowl.

(AP Photo/Mike Roemer)TAMPA, Fla. – Like most NFL cornerbacks, Carlton Davis plays with a short-term memory but never forgets a bad performance. The third-year pro and the rest of Tampa Bay’s young secondary was dominated by Tyreek Hill during the regular season and are eager to redeem themselves against the speedy Kansas City Chiefs receiver in the Super Bowl. Hill had 13 receptions for 269 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-24 victory over the Bucs on Nov. 29. “I play defensive back in the NFL, so you’re going to have your share of losses. I’m going to continue to be a dog and go out there and give it my all,” Davis said.

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs fans do "the chop" at the start of the team's NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)There will be about 25,000 fans inside Raymond James Stadium for the Super Bowl on Sunday. Even when COVID-19 numbers were spiking around the country, the Chiefs never experienced an outbreak traced back to their fans. BRADY’S PORTUGUESETom Brady's six Super Bowl rings don't protect him from being trash talked in his own home. The fact that it will happen in the Super Bowl?

Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) between drills during NFL football practice Wednesday February 2, 2021 in Kansas City, Mo. (Steve Sanders/Kansas City Chiefs via AP)KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The casual football fan is likely to describe the Kansas City Chiefs offense this way: a go-for-broke, throw-it-deep highlight reel built around a quarterback with record-setting arm strength and wide receivers boasting Olympic-caliber speed. Some might call all those dink-and-dunk throws “check downs.”AdGiven the Chiefs are playing for a second straight Super Bowl tile Sunday? Ad“That starts with Pat getting the ball out of his hand and allowing us to get upfield and make those moves,” Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins said.

Bieniemy has become the cause celebre when it comes to minority assistants who have been denied the opportunity to become head coaches in the NFL. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)Eric Bieniemy has become the cause celebre when it comes to minority assistants who have been denied the opportunity to become NFL head coaches. “I did not ask be the poster boy of this particular situation that I have experienced,” Bieniemy said Tuesday. “I don’t understand everything, I am not an owner, I don’t sit in those meetings to interview head coaches,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said. Bieniemy isn’t alone when it comes to minority coordinators in the Super Bowl who didn’t get a head coaching offer this offseason.

“He was determined to get it by any means, wouldn’t let failure be an option,” Barrett recounted. Barrett will have a starting — and maybe starring — role in Super Bowl 55 when the Buccaneers (14-5) face Mahomes and the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs (16-2) Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Barrett had a monster debut in Tampa, collecting an NFL-best 19½ sacks, forcing six fumbles and earning his first Pro Bowl nod in 2019. Mahomes remembers Barrett in Denver as a player who never let quarterbacks exhale whenever Miller or Chubb tapped out for a breather. He’s got great speed, he’s got great power, he’s got a ton of moves,” Remmers said.

Tampa Bay gets another shot at Hill and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. It was the second and most impressive of three scores for Hill, who was the star of Kansas City’s 27-24 victory at Tampa Bay in Week 12. Tampa Bay gets another shot at Hill and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl next Sunday, the first rematch in the NFL finale in nearly a decade. Davis was burned repeatedly, including on consecutive TD passes from Patrick Mahomes to Hill (75 and 44 yards) in the first quarter. Down three with 4:10 to play, Tampa turned to its defense to get a stop and get Brady the ball back.

(AP Photo)The NFL expanded the Rooney Rule to give more minority candidates opportunities to become a head coach and reward teams who develop them. The Houston Texans hired David Culley this week, making the 65-year-old longtime assistant the league’s third Black head coach hired. Culley and Saleh join Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, Miami’s Brian Flores and Washington’s Ron Rivera as the league’s only minority head coaches. “We didn’t make as much progress on the head coaching side as we would have liked,” Rooney said. AdPerhaps an increase in minority executives will lead to more minority head coaches.

But all are credited with providing a steady helping hand, a sturdy shoulder and a willing ear to their team’s current head coach. PETTINEPettine went 10-22 (.313) as head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2014-15, before joining Matt LaFleur, who was named Packers head coach in 2018 after just two seasons as an offensive coordinator, a year each with the Rams and Titans. Arians brought along Bowles, whom he coached at Temple in the mid-1980s and who had been his defensive coordinator in Arizona from 2013-14. It began with Frazier saying he didn’t want McDermott to make the same mistakes he did as a first-time head coach. It’s a business with a lot of egos, a lot of people concerned with who gets the credit.”SPAGNUOLOSpagnuolo, 61, compiled an 11-41 record (.212) as head coach of the St. Louis Rams from 2009-11 and as interim head coach of the New York Giants in 2017, when he went 1-3.

But Gronk in particular has always been a big-play guy in big games for Brady, and Green Bay doesn't have linebackers who excel in coverage. Green Bay will do some blitzing, though not as much as Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles figures to do. Unlike Brady, Rodgers can create outside the pocket, and he's especially dangerous when doing so. Veteran placekicker Mason Crosby is solid, making all 16 field goal attempts, but missed four PATs for Green Bay. Tampa Bay's Ryan Succop, now in his 12th pro season, made 28 of 31 field goal tries but missed five extra points.

FILE - San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is shown during an NFL football game against Arizona Cardinals, in Santa Clara, Calif., in this Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The search for a new coach continues for the New York Jets after they completed an in-person interview with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, without apparently reaching a deal. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)NEW YORK – Robert Saleh left no doubt for the New York Jets that he was their guy. The team officially announced Tuesday they hired the former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator as their head coach after agreeing to terms last Thursday. Saleh is believed to be the third Arab American to become a head coach in the NFL.

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions will reportedly kick the tires on Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. He also previously interviewed for the head coaching vacancy in Detroit way back in 2009 before Jim Schwartz got the job. “As a head coach in this league, you have to win,” Bowles told The Athletic. It was a great experience for me.”Bowles would represent another defensive coaching hire on the heels of the Matt Patricia tenure in Detroit. Next week, Detroit has interviews with Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, Saints assistant head coach/tight ends coach Dan Campbell and potentially Bowles.

ALLEN PARK -- Matt Patricia’s tenure leading the Detroit Lions has come to an end after two seasons and some change. Related: Matt Patricia, Bob Quinn fired by Detroit LionsThis post will run through 15 names to consider and keep tabs on in regards to the coaching vacancy. Since becoming offensive coordinator in 2018, Kansas City has never ranked worst than sixth in total offense. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)APBaltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don MartindaleThe Ravens gave defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale a hefty raise after last season for a good reason. Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is seen during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Detroit.