As the NFL’s coaching carousel continues to turn, the Buccaneers have made a key hire that will shape their revamped offense.
Tampa Bay has hired Seahawks quarterbacks coach Dave Canales as its new offensive coordinator, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Canales will replace Byron Leftwich, who was fired after four seasons in the position.
Canales, 41, has been with the Seahawks since head coach Pete Carroll’s arrival in 2010. He spent his first eight years as the team’s wide receivers coach and has since served as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. Canales previously had been on Carroll’s staff at USC as an assistant strength coach in ’09.
