The custom of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles being the topic of “scorching seat” rumors every offseason continued this previous spring.
On Thursday morning, the Buccaneers put such chatter to mattress for the foreseeable future once they confirmed that they’ve signed each Bowles and normal supervisor Jason Licht to multiyear contract extensions.
“Jason and Todd’s glorious management and imaginative and prescient have been important to our organizational success, and the profitable tradition they’ve established has us effectively positioned into the longer term,” Buccaneers proprietor and co-chairman Joel Glazer mentioned through an announcement shared by Scott Smith of the staff’s web site. “Jason has developed into one of many high expertise evaluators and normal managers within the NFL, whereas Todd has led us to 3 consecutive division titles and is likely one of the league’s main defensive minds. Below their steering, we are going to proceed constructing in direction of one other championship.”
Licht seemingly wasn’t in a lot hazard of shedding his job earlier than Thursday’s developments. Below his management, the Buccaneers claimed one Tremendous Bowl championship and 4 division titles from the beginning of the 2020 season via the 2024 marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, a curious rumor surfaced this previous December suggesting that Bowles may retire in early 2025. He poured cold water over that declare, however that did not cease some from linking the Buccaneers with none apart from present North Carolina Tar Heels soccer head coach Invoice Belichick.
Belichick continues to be simply 15 wins away from breaking Don Shula’s NFL record for profession victories earned by a head coach (common season and postseason mixed). The buyout hooked up to his North Carolina contract dropped from $10M to $1M after June 1.
Bowles holds an total regular-season document of 27-24 with Tampa Bay however has gone 1-3 in postseason play since January 2023. Nonetheless, Buccaneers insider Ira Kaufman of the JoeBucsFan web site hinted earlier in June that Bowles would not be in jeopardy of shedding his job earlier than 2026 on the earliest.
In response to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter, Bowles’ deal now runs via the 2028 season.
“I’m extraordinarily appreciative of the boldness that the Glazer Household has proven in my skills to steer this soccer staff. It’s a duty I don’t take evenly and am honored to have,” Bowles added for the staff assertion. “It begins on the high, and their unwavering dedication to our group permits us to carry out at our greatest and compete for championships. I’m equally excited to proceed working with Jason for years to return as we construct on the success we have loved and maintain reaching for even larger and higher targets.”
