The Head Of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Just Announced His Departure

Every year, before the Super Bowl, hundreds of NFL stars assemble at the Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas for the NFL Honors presentation. Awards for Walter Payton Man of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and other categories were presented there.

Baker Mayfield, who was vying for one of the night’s biggest prizes, was present along with his spouse, Emily, the quarterback for the Buccaneers. Even though Browns quarterback Joe Flacco won Comeback Player of the Year in the end for the 2023 campaign, Mayfield had a lot of support from voters.

Ten of the 49 Associated Press voters who cast ballots to choose the winner ranked Mayfield first. on their voting cards. Damar Hamlin, a safety with the Bills, received the most first-place votes (21), while Flacco received 13. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy each received one vote, while Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa received four.

Mayfield received 10 votes for second place and 13 votes for third place out of a total of 33 of the 49 ballots cast. Mayfield received 93 total points after first-place votes, which were worth five points each; second-place votes, which were worth three points each; and third-place votes, which were worth one point each.

Votes were cast for four additional Bucs 2023 players and coaches to earn accolades on Thursday night. Most notably, Yaya Diaby, an outside linebacker selected in the third round of the 2023 draft, received one vote in the top spot for Defensive Rookie of the Year along with a third-place vote, for a total of six points. Calijah Kancey, a defensive lineman on his squad, also received one vote for third place. Among the 49 ballots, 10 rookies were present, including them.

Both head coach Todd Bowles and head coach of the Carolina Panthers, Dave Canales, a former offensive coordinator, received votes. Among the twelve nominees for Coach of the Year, Bowles received one vote, coming in third. Canales, one of the 11 coaches who were considered for the ballot, received two mentions in third place for Assistant Coach of the Year.

Liam Coen was hired by the Buccaneers to take Dave Canales’ position as offensive coordinator after the team conducted interviews with seven verified candidates. They’re using a comparable broad net to take over the special teams coordinator position left vacant by Keith Armstrong’s resignation last week.

LeVar Woods, who is presently the special teams coordinator at the University of Iowa, was interviewed virtually, the Buccaneers revealed on Tuesday. The Saints assistant special teams coordinator, Phil Galiano, and the former Seahawks special teams coordinator, Larry Izzo, were also confirmed for interviews earlier in the day by the team.

The Buccaneers had previously discussed matters with Thomas McGaughey and Craig Aukerman, the former special teams coordinators for the Giants and Titans, respectively. Keith Tandy, who has served as the Bucs’ defensive/special teams assistant for the previous four seasons, is another inside candidate that they have interviewed.

Woods has worked as a staff member at his