2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

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2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
OwnerThe Glazer family
General managerJason Licht
Head coachTodd Bowles
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium
Uniform

The 2025 season will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 50th in the National Football League (NFL), their 12th under the leadership of general manager Jason Licht, their 28th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium and their fourth under head coach Todd Bowles. They will enter the season as the four-time defending NFC South champions. Tampa Bay will attempt to improve on their 10–7 record from 2024, attempt to extend a franchise record by reaching the playoffs for the sixth straight year, and attempt to set a league record by winning the NFC South division title for the fifth consecutive season.

Tampa Bay will wear their orange "Creamsicle" throwback uniforms and "Bucco Bruce" helmets in prime time against Atlanta in Week 15.[1] The Falcons will also wear their throwback uniforms as the away team.[2][3] To celebrate the franchise's 50th season, Tampa Bay will debut a second throwback uniform in Week 3 against the Jets. This white-on-white combination replicates their 1976 regular season uniforms, consisting of white trousers and white jerseys with orange numerals outlined in red.[4] Tampa Bay will wear them again at Seattle in Week 5. The Seahawks, also celebrating their 50th season, will wear their throwbacks for the game, and the Buccaneers will follow suit as the road team.[5]

Draft

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Main article: 2025 NFL draft
2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 19 Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio State
2 53 Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame
3 84 Jacob Parrish CB Kansas State
4 121 David Walker OLB Central Arkansas
5 157 Elijah Roberts DE SMU
6 196 Traded to the Detroit Lions[A]
7 235 Tez Johnson WR Oregon

Draft trades

  1. ^ The Buccaneers traded a sixth-round selection (196th overall), a 2024 sixth-round selection and CB Carlton Davis to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a 2024 third-round selection (92nd overall).[6]
2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Connor Bazelak QB Bowling Green [7]
John Bullock LB Nebraska
Ben Chukwuma OT Georgia State
Ryan Coe K California
Garrett Greene WR West Virginia
Nash Hutmacher DT Nebraska
Anthony Landphere TE Memphis
Jake Majors C Texas
Roman Parodie CB Ohio
Warren Peeples Jr. OLB Southeastern Louisiana
J.J. Roberts S Marshall
Shilo Sanders S Colorado
Ben Scott G Nebraska
Desmond Watson DT Florida
Josh Williams RB LSU

Staff

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff
Front office
  • Co-owner/co-chairman – Bryan Glazer
  • Co-owner/co-chairman – Edward Glazer
  • Co-owner/co-chairman – Joel Glazer
  • Co-owner/president – Darcie Glazer Kassewitz
  • Co-owner – Avram Glazer
  • Co-owner – Kevin Glazer
  • General manager – Jason Licht
  • Senior director of football operations – Shelton Quarles
  • Assistant general manager – Mike Greenberg
  • Assistant general manager – Rob McCartney
  • Vice president of player personnel – Mike Biehl
  • Senior personnel executive – Byron Kiefer
  • Vice president of player engagement – Duke Preston
  • Vice president of football research – Jacqueline Davidson
  • Senior advisor to the general manager – Bruce Arians
  • Director of player personnel – Shane Scannell
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Sean Conley
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Donovan Cotton
  • Director of college scouting – Tony Hardie
  • Director of football research - Zach Beistline
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Thomas McGaughey
  • Defensive/special teams assistant – Keith Tandy
  • Senior manager of coaching operations – Sarah Evans
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Anthony Piroli
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Cory Bichey
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Chad Wade
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – DeAndre Ward Sr
  • Director of rehabilitation/performance – Maral Javadifar

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Current roster

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Preseason

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The Buccaneers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 9 Tennessee Titans W 29–7 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
2 August 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 2–0 Acrisure Stadium Recap
3 August 23 Buffalo Bills L 19–23 2–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 7 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
2 September 15 7:00 p.m. at Houston Texans NRG Stadium ESPN/ABC
3 September 21 1:00 p.m. New York Jets Raymond James Stadium Fox
4 September 28 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Raymond James Stadium Fox
5 October 5 4:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field CBS
6 October 12 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Raymond James Stadium CBS
7 October 20 7:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field ESPN/ABC
8 October 26 4:05 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome Fox
9 Bye
10 November 9 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots Raymond James Stadium CBS
11 November 16 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium CBS
12 November 23 8:20 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium NBC
13 November 30 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Raymond James Stadium Fox
14 December 7 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints Raymond James Stadium CBS
15 December 11 8:15 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Raymond James Stadium Prime Video
16 December 21 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
17 December 28 1:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Fox
18 January 3/4 TBD Carolina Panthers Raymond James Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.[8]
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[8]

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Scott (June 26, 2025). "Buccaneers' 2025 Game Themes Celebrate 50 Seasons, Community Difference-Makers". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Waack, Terrin (July 15, 2025). "Falcons announce throwback uniform games for 2025". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  3. ^ Smith, Scott (July 16, 2025). "Buccaneers, Falcons Turning Back the Clock with Dual Throwbacks in Week 15". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Smith, Scott (July 15, 2025). "Bucs' Iconic 1976 Uniform Returning for Franchise's 50th Season". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  5. ^ Smith, Scott (July 17, 2025). "Bucs to Wear '76 Uniforms in Seattle Against Fellow 1976 Expansion Team". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Smith, Scott (March 13, 2024). "Bucs Trade Carlton Davis to Lions, Add Third-Round Pick". buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Smith, Scott (May 9, 2025). "Bucs Fill Out Offseason Roster with 15 UDFA Signings". buccaneers.com.
  8. ^ a b "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
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