TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich after the team struggled throughout the season to establish any type of offensive consistency.
The Bucs terminated Leftwich along with receivers coach Kevin Garner. Quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen is also retiring after four decades in football.
Head Coach Todd Bowles released a statement around 1:00 p.m., a few hours after the original news broke.
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The wholesale changes on the offense came after the Bucs finished with an 8-9 record and were crushed by the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card game on Monday.
Tampa's running game was historically bad (finished dead last in 2022), and even with quarterback Tom Brady having another solid season, it wasn't enough to give the offense an identity or any consistency.
With Brady's status still unknown, the Bucs could be looking at a completely new offensive staff and a new quarterback under center heading into the 2023 season.
According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien could be a top name to replace Leftwich in Tampa.
