TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are parting ways with first-year offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard.
According to multiple media reports Thursday morning, the Bucs have fired Grizzard. Head coach Todd Bowles is expected to return for the 2026 season. Bucs quarterback coach Thad Lewis also was fired, according to the reports.
What You Need To Know
Bucs fire OC Josh Grizzard
Head coach Todd Bowles expected to return for 2026 season
Bucs finish season at 8-9, missing out on division crown and playoff berth to Carolina
Tampa Bay missed out on the playoffs last weekend, finishing the season at 8-9. After a 6-2 start to the year, the Bucs struggled to a 2-7 finish to miss out on the postseason on the last day of the regular season.
The Bucs’ offense ranked 18th in 2025 (fourth in 2024).
The Carolina Panthers won the NFC South Division because of a tiebreaker, ending the Bucs’ run of four consecutive division crowns and five seasons in a row of playoff appearances.
Grizzard had been promoted from pass game coordinator to offensive coordinator after Laim Coen left the Bucs to become the Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach.
Grizzard was Tampa Bay’s fourth different play-caller in four years. The previous two became head coaches after quarterback Baker Mayfield had Pro Bowl seasons under their guidance.
Mayfield, who threw for 3,693 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2025 after 4,500 and 41 the season before, will have a ninth different play-caller going into the 2026 season.