Overview
- Bowles confirmed via text to the Tampa Bay Times that he will stay on for 2026 following meetings with ownership.
- He said coaching changes are coming, with multiple outlets reporting the offensive coordinator, special teams staff and some defensive assistants are under review.
- Tampa Bay fell from a 6-2 start to finish 8-9 and out of the playoffs, with the defense allowing 24.2 points per game and the offense sputtering under first-year playcaller Josh Grizzard.
- Bowles is under contract through 2028, a factor widely noted in explaining the decision to retain him despite the late-season collapse.
- External chatter about high-profile replacements, including John Harbaugh, remains speculative and has not been tied to any action by the team.