TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
The decision to fire Leftwich after four seasons as the team's offensive playcaller was the first major personnel move made by Todd Bowles since he became head coach on March 30.
The Tampa Bay Times was first to report on the firing of Leftwich.
The Bucs went 8-9 this season, winning the NFC South, but fell well short of their expectations after a 31-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round of the playoffs.