Bill Belichick To Tampa Chatter Surfaces
December 22nd, 2025
Arguably the premier NFL insider went on record this morning, planting a flag representing an official heads-up for Buccaneers fans and everyone across the NFL.
If Todd Bowles gets fired, said Mike Florio during PFT Live on NBC Sports, look out for Bill Belichick making a play to replace him.
“If the event that Todd Bowles is not retained as head coach of the Buccaneers, that becomes a hotspot for a certain head coach who currently works in the state where the Carolina Panthers play their games,” Florio said of Belichick.
“Mark my words. Mark my words. You’ll start to hear rumblings that he’s interested. Because he was last year. Because your buddy [and Belichick consigliere [Mike Lombardi] was trying to retire Todd Bowles last year, if you remember that. He was starting the rumor that Todd Bowles is going to retire. Todd Bowles basically had to come out and say, ‘I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about; I’m not retiring.’”
“Keep and eye on it because I think that’s one of the places [Belichick] would like to go. And we’ve seen the Glazer family make some kooky decisions from time to time about coaches, whether it’s Greg Schiano or whether it’s dumping Jon Gruden and making a position coach in Raheem Morris the head coach. … Just keep an eye on it.”
Belichick turns 74 in April and is very busy coaching the University of North Carolina and keeping pace with his 24-year-old girlfriend. But it is widely assumed Belichick wants back in the NFL after getting booted by New England.
Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht worked directly with Belichick as director of player personnel for three seasons (2009-2011).
Joe does not think Team Glazer would want to hire Belichick to replace Bowles, but the owners would be insane to not interview him and hear his grand plan, including who would be his offensive coordinator.