
2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 2022 season will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 47th in the National Football League (NFL) in Tampa, Florida, their first under new head coach Todd Bowles, and ninth under general manager Jason Licht. Bowles was elevated from the defensive coordinator position, which he held from 2019 to 2021.
The Buccaneers will attempt to improve on their franchise-best 13–4 record from 2021 and look to achieve a playoff berth in a third consecutive season. The club will enter the 2022 season as defending NFC South champions and attempt to win their division in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history.
On February 1, 2022, quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement from the league. Brady had one season remaining on his contract with the Buccaneers. However, on March 13, after only forty days, he reversed his decision, and announced he would return for the 2022 season. Brady's announcement triggered a flurry of free agent signings, re-signings, and restructuring, including Chris Godwin, Leonard Fournette, Shaq Mason, Russell Gage, Carlton Davis, Ryan Jensen, Julio Jones and others. On March 30, a couple weeks after Brady's announcement, head coach Bruce Arians announced his second retirement from coaching and shifted to Senior Football Consultant and Buccaneers defensive coordinator/former New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles was immediately named Arians' successor. After two seasons with the club, Rob Gronkowski will not be on the roster, as he announced his second retirement on June 21.The 2022 season will be the 34th and final year for longtime Buccaneers Radio Network announcer Gene Deckerhoff.
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