The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have interviewed Detroit Lions assistant head coach/running backs coach Scottie Montgomery for their open offensive coordinator position. Montgomery is the ninth known candidate to meet with Tampa since they fired Byron Leftwich at the end of the season. Montgomery spent the last two years as the Indianapolis Colts' running backs coach before recently joining the Lions. In addition to Montgomery, the Buccaneers have interviewed Klint Kubiak, Jim Bob Cooter, Todd Monken, ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be interviewing Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach Dave Canales for the team's vacant offensive coordinator job. Canales, who has coached with the Seahawks since 2010, has already been interviewed twice for the Baltimore Ravens' OC position and now joins a long list of candidates to replace Byron Leftwich in Tampa Bay. It's no surprise that Canales is commanding attention this coaching cycle as Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith enjoyed a breakout campaign while ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are scheduled to hold a second interview with Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher for their offensive coordinator position this week, according to sources. In Tampa, the Bucs are moving on with life post-Tom Brady in 2023, and they're looking to replace former offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, who was fired following the 2022 season. Despite signing a contract extension before the AFC Championship game, Pitcher could end up leaving the organization for ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have completed an interview with Jim Bob Cooter to possibly replace Byron Leftwich as the team's offensive coordinator in 2023. He's been an assistant in the NFL since 2009 with his most recent stints as passing-game coordinator for the Jaguars last season and offensive coordinator with the Lions for three seasons. Cooter was able to get the Jaguars' passing game with Trevor Lawrence up to 10th in the league this past year. The biggest question mark will be whether or ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers completed an interview with Klint Kubiak for the team's vacant offensive coordinator position. Kubiak is currently the passing-game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos, but his NFL coaching experience dates back to 2013. The 35-year-old was the first candidate interviewed for the job and could potentially replace Byron Leftwich, who was fired following Tampa Bay's loss in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. The Buccaneers have also requested ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially fired offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich on Thursday. The team is making sweeping changes to their coaching staff following an 8-9 regular season and wild-card loss to the Dallas Cowboys. As many as five offensive assistants and two on defense are expected to be fired in addition to Leftwich. Leftwich began his tenure in Tampa in 2019 with head coach Bruce Arians and led the league's No. 1 passing offense and third-ranked unit in total yards per game with ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to fire offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich after their season-ending 31-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in the wild-card game. The move has been anticipated for some time. The Bucs generated 386 yards of total offense against Dallas, but only ran for 52 yards and scored 14 points. Despite averaging 18.4 points per game (ranked 25th) in the regular season, the Buccaneers won the NFC South division. Leftwich was the team's play-caller since ...

After earlier reports that Byron Leftwich was set to be the next head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, reports surfaced early on Wednesday that the negotiations were held up because Leftwich wanted Jacksonville to get rid of General Manager Trent Baalke to hire Adrian Wilson, who is Vice President of Pro Scouting for the Arizona Cardinals. Not long after that, Adam Schefter reported that the Jaguars interviewed former Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio for their head coaching position. While...

The Jacksonville Jaguars are interested in several candidates to fill their head-coaching vacancy heading into next season. Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich could be the ideal candidate to help mold young quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Along with Leftwich, the Jags are interested in interviewing former head coaches Jim Caldwell and Doug Pederson. Leftwich was a former Jaguars first-round pick in 2003 and is expected to be a hot candidate this year after leading a Bucs ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans had a lights-out training camp according to the team's offensive coordinator, Byron Leftwich. "It's kind of been under the radar, this is the best he's been since we've been around him," Leftwich said. The 28-year-old will look to accomplish the eighth consecutive 1,000-yard season to begin his career. Although there will be a lot of competition for targets from quarterback Tom Brady, Evans still figures to get enough volume to be a low-end WR1 or ...