The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and general manager Jason Licht announced on Wednesday morning that a key member of the Bucs staff was being retained.
Adam Schefter of ESPN announced that the Bucs and Liam Coen agreed to an extension to take him out of the running for the Jaguars head coaching vacancy. The move will make Coen one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the NFL in 2025.
Coen came to Tampa Bay in 2024 after the team lost Dave Canalas to the Carolina Panthers for their head coaching vacancy. Coen would join the Bucs after being with the Los Angeles Rams and improve the offense in nearly every category across the board.
The Bucs’ passing offense went from 17th to 3rd in the NFL, and their rushing attack went from last to fourth. This also led to Baker Mayfield’s career highs in passing yards (4,500) and touchdowns (41), Bucky Irving’s accumulation of over 1,500 yards of total offense as a rookie, and Mike Evans’s over 1,000 receiving yards in his 11th straight season.
The future is very bright for the Bucs offense under the direction of Liam Coen.