The custom of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles being the topic of “sizzling 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 common supervisor Jason Licht to multiyear contract extensions.
“Jason and Todd’s wonderful management and imaginative and prescient have been vital to our organizational success, and the profitable tradition they’ve established has us properly positioned into the longer term,” Buccaneers proprietor and co-chairman Joel Glazer mentioned by way of an announcement shared by Scott Smith of the group’s web site. “Jason has developed 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 among the league’s main defensive minds. Below their steerage, we are going to proceed constructing in direction of one other championship.”
Licht seemingly wasn’t in a lot hazard of dropping 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 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 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 connected to his North Carolina contract dropped from $10M to $1M after June 1.
Bowles holds an general regular-season file of 27-24 with Tampa Bay however has gone 1-3 in postseason play since January 2023. However, Buccaneers insider Ira Kaufman of the JoeBucsFan web site hinted earlier in June that Bowles would not be in jeopardy of dropping his job earlier than 2026 on the earliest.
Based on 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 skills to guide this soccer group. It’s a accountability I don’t take flippantly and am honored to have,” Bowles added for the group 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 return as we construct on the success we have loved and preserve reaching for even greater and higher targets.”
