The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed coach Todd Bowles and common supervisor Jason Licht to multiyear contract extensions, it was introduced Thursday.
“Jason and Todd’s management has been essential to our group’s success. The successful tradition they’ve established has us nicely positioned for the longer term,” Buccaneers proprietor/co-chairman Joel Glazer stated in an announcement. “The continuity and stability they supply will play a big function in our potential to compete for added championships.”
The extension for Bowles is for 3 seasons, sources advised ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, pushing his deal via the 2028 season. He enters his fourth season because the workforce’s head coach with a 27-24 report and having received three consecutive NFC South titles from 2022 to 2024.
“I’m excited to proceed working with Jason for years to return as we construct on the success we have loved and preserve reaching for even larger and higher objectives,” Bowles stated in an announcement. “My household loves Tampa and we’re trying ahead to delivering extra nice moments for our followers within the coming seasons.”
Licht is presently the NFL’s fifth-longest-tenured conventional common supervisor, getting into his twelfth season with the Bucs.
The Bucs completed 10-7 final season, shedding to the Washington Commanders within the NFC wild-card sport.
Underneath Licht, the Buccaneers received Tremendous Bowl LV and have drafted key gamers reminiscent of Mike Evans, Tristan Wirfs, Vita Vea, Antoine Winfield Jr., Chris Godwin, Bucky Irving, Calijah Kancey, Cade Otton, Graham Barton, Luke Goedeke, Cody Mauch and extra.
Tampa Bay leads the NFL in whole snaps and begins by homegrown gamers drafted in Rounds 1-5 since 2014.
“I’m very grateful to the Glazer Household for the belief and perception they’ve proven in what we’re doing right here,” Licht stated in an announcement. “I’m additionally very excited to proceed working alongside Todd nicely into the longer term as we proceed our mission of discovering and creating proficient gamers and chasing extra championships for our followers.”
Underneath Bowles, who served because the Bucs’ defensive coordinator earlier than being promoted to go coach, the workforce’s protection has ranked among the many NFL’s finest since 2019, main the NFL in dashing protection (93.8 yards per sport), opponent yards per carry (4.0), and fumble recoveries (68), whereas putting second in sacks (281.0) and fifth in pink zone effectivity (53.8%).
General, Bowles has a 53-65 report as a head coach. Along with three video games as interim coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2011, Bowles spent 4 seasons on the sidelines with the New York Jets from 2015 to 2018, going 24-40.
