Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles is a man of his word.
That’s why he went back to school and took the classes necessary to complete his bachelor’s degree—37 years after leaving college to pursue an NFL playing career.
“Completing my degree was something I had always wanted to do over the years because it was something I had promised my mother when I went to play in the NFL, and I wanted to follow through on that promise,” Bowles said, per Brianna Dix of Buccaneers.com. “Over the years, as I became a father, it became something I wanted to do in order to set a proper example for my sons as they continue on their educational paths.