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 after they confirmed that they’ve signed each Bowles and common supervisor Jason Licht to multiyear contract extensions.
“Jason and Todd’s wonderful management and imaginative and prescient have been crucial to our organizational success, and the successful tradition they’ve established has us nicely positioned into the longer term,” Buccaneers proprietor and co-chairman Joel Glazer stated by way of a press release shared by Scott Smith of the staff’s web site. “Jason has advanced into one of many prime expertise evaluators and common managers within the NFL, whereas Todd has led us to a few consecutive division titles and is likely one of the league’s main defensive minds. Underneath their steerage, 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. Underneath his management, the Buccaneers claimed one Tremendous Bowl championship and 4 division titles from the beginning of the 2020 season by means of the 2024 marketing campaign.
Nevertheless, 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 aside from present North Carolina Tar Heels soccer head coach Invoice Belichick.
Belichick remains 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 connected to his North Carolina contract dropped from $10M to $1M after June 1.
Bowles holds an general 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 line with ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter, Bowles’ deal now runs by means of the 2028 season.
“I’m extraordinarily appreciative of the arrogance that the Glazer Household has proven in my talents to steer this soccer staff. It’s a accountability I don’t take evenly and am honored to have,” Bowles added for the staff assertion. “It begins on the prime, 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 come back as we construct on the success we have loved and hold reaching for even larger and higher objectives.”
