Todd Robert Bowles was born on November 18,1963 and is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.
26 Facts About Todd Bowles
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Todd Bowles previously served as the head coach of the New York Jets.
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Todd Bowles played eight seasons in the NFL as a safety, primarily for the Washington Redskins, and started in Super Bowl XXII.
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Todd Bowles played college football at Temple University, where he was a four-year starting cornerback, his freshman year 1982 under Hall of Fame coach Wayne Hardin and three years for coach Bruce Arians, for whom Bowles would be an assistant coach decades later when Arians was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
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Todd Bowles left Temple without graduating; in May 2023, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in youth and community development from Mount St Mary's University.
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Todd Bowles was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 7,1986.
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Todd Bowles chose the Redskins over six other NFL teams, and signed a contract that included a signing bonus between $8,000 and $10,000.
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Todd Bowles competed in training camp with free safety Raphel Cherry, and beat him out to earn a spot on the regular season roster.
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Todd Bowles intercepted a career high four passes and recovered a fumble during the season, and was the starting free safety in Super Bowl XXII, which Washington won in a blowout.
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On February 1,1989, after his contract expired, Todd Bowles was left unprotected by the Redskins during "Plan B" free agency, despite being a regular starter at free safety the previous two seasons.
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Todd Bowles negotiated contracts with the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants, but ultimately re-signed with the Redskins.
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In 1990, Todd Bowles received a salary of $300,000, and started 18 games.
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The San Francisco 49ers signed Todd Bowles to start for the team in 1991 after he was left unprotected by the Redskins again.
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Todd Bowles played in all 16 games and started in 14 of them.
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Todd Bowles was waived during final roster cuts on September 1,1992.
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Todd Bowles was claimed off waivers by the Redskins on September 2,1992.
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Todd Bowles was waived by the Redskins during final roster cuts on August 31,1993.
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Todd Bowles was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Morehouse College in 1997, and the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Grambling State from 1998 until 1999.
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Todd Bowles was hired by the Miami Dolphins as the team's secondary coach and assistant head coach on January 23,2008.
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On January 18,2013, Todd Bowles was hired as defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals.
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Todd Bowles received 22 of the 50 media members' votes, winning the inaugural award.
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On July 28,2015, it was revealed that Todd Bowles underwent a partial knee replacement surgery.
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On December 29,2017, the Jets announced that Todd Bowles had been retained for the 2018 season, and signed an extension through 2020.
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On January 8,2019, Todd Bowles was hired as the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, rejoining Bruce Arians as a member of his staff after Arians was hired as the team's head coach.
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Todd Bowles was credited with a game plan that pressured Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes without resorting to blitzing, by utilizing the two-deep safety look and pass-rushing which prevented the Chiefs' prolific offense from scoring a touchdown while intercepting Mahomes twice.
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On March 30,2022, Todd Bowles was named the head coach of the Buccaneers after Bruce Arians shifted to a senior football consultant role.