The Bucs are hiring Thomas McGaughey as their special teams coordinator, per source. McGaughey spent the past six seasons with the Giants.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) February 7, 2024
Tampa Bay’s special teams coordinator search is officially over.
ESPN reporter Jordan Raanan reported on Wednesday that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to hire former New York Giants special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey. McGaughey was the Giants’ special teams coordinator since 2018 but was fired in the offseason.
McGaughey has a lot of special teams experience, serving as a special teams coordinator for five teams now (including Tampa Bay). He’s familiar with the NFC South, too, having coached with the Carolina Panthers from 2016-17. He’ll replace Keith Armstrong, who retired in the offseason after spending five years in Tampa Bay.
With the hire, the Bucs will technically only need to hire a wide receivers coach to be back to full — however, coordinator Liam Coen will likely want to bring in his own staff members for some of the positions currently filled on Tampa Bay’s coaching rosters, such as quarterbacks coach and tight end coach, for example.