Marcus West Will Coach The Bucs’ Defensive Line
January 29th, 2026
Per SiriusXM NFL Radio, the Buccaneers have a new defensive line coach.
That’s Marcus West.
After leaving NFL Europe and the Canadian Football League as a player in 2007, West, a University of Memphis defensive lineman, jumped into college coaching. He then landed with the Buffalo Bills as an assistant defensive line coach. He was promoted to primary Buffalo D-line coach in 2024, and it seems he was released along with the rest of the Bills’ defensive staff after the team fired head coach Sean McDermott this month.
Joe hopes West, 42, is a strong up-and-comer. His Bills’ run defense, however, was miserable last season.
Perhaps there’s a connection between West getting the Bucs gig and the Bucs flirting with McDermott recently.
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