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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't beryllium joining nan John Harbaugh sweepstakes aliases immoderate caput coaching search, for that matter, heading into 2026.
Todd Bowles will stay successful spot arsenic nan Bucs’ caput coach successful 2026 aft gathering pinch nan team’s owners, nan Glazer family, Tuesday, according to nan Tampa Bay Times,
Bowles did show nan outlet, though, location will beryllium changes to his coaching unit for adjacent season. He didn’t opportunity what those changes would be. But it will beryllium a different look successful Tampa Bay aft a disastrous 2nd half that resulted successful nan squad missing nan playoffs.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers caput coach Todd Bowles arrives earlier a crippled against nan New Orleans Saints astatine Caesars Superdome. (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images)
The Bucs were 6-2 to commencement nan season, and galore believed they would triumph their 4th consecutive NFC South title. However, nan Carolina Panthers won that title contempt losing to nan Bucs successful Week 18 owed to NFL tiebreaker rules.
The Atlanta Falcons’ upset complete nan Los Angeles Rams successful Week 17 changed everything.
PANTHERS MAKE PLAYOFFS AFTER FALCONS WIN OVER SAINTS; BUCCANEERS ELIMINATED
There was immoderate chatter regarding Bowles’ occupation information if nan Bucs didn’t make nan playoffs. However, nan Glazer family and nan remainder of nan beforehand agency are giving Bowles a chance to redeem himself and nan team, astatine slightest for 1 much season.
Tampa Bay won only 2 of their past 9 games aft going 6-2, and they vanished 8-9 connected nan twelvemonth — nan aforesaid grounds arsenic nan Panthers and Falcons.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers protect coordinator Todd Bowles watches from nan sideline during nan team's crippled against nan Carolina Panthers Dec. 26, 2021, successful Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt)
Through Bowles’ 4 seasons starring nan Bucs, nan squad is conscionable 35-33 contempt their divisional success. They haven’t made it past nan divisional information successful those seasons, and Bowles’ champion grounds was 10-7 successful 2024.
However, not everything pinch nan Bucs falls connected Bowles’ shoulders, moreover if he is their caput coach. Injuries played a large domiciled successful nan team’s demise, particularly connected nan violative line. There were besides semipermanent injuries for wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, while moving backmost Bucky Irving, who stole nan show successful his rookie run successful 2024, was besides sidelined for aggregate games.
The Bucs dream that switching up nan coaching staff, adding much reinforcements done free agency and astir importantly, keeping nan main leader successful place, could bode good for 2026.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers caput coach Todd Bowles walks onto nan section earlier a crippled against nan Miami Dolphins Dec. 28, 2025, astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Fla. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire )
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Given really nan section finished, nan NFC South is wide unfastened heading into 2026, though it appears nan Panthers, Falcons and Saints are starting to drawback up successful position of competitiveness.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
