Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who left Kentucky for Tampa Bay, is reaching back to the school to hire senior analyst Brian Picucci as the Buccaneers assistant Offensive Line coach.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 17, 2024
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive staff was almost entirely gutted after the departure of Dave Canales to the Carolina Panthers, but new offensive coordinator Liam Coen is putting his own staff together quickly.
ESPN reporter Adam Schefter reported Saturday that the Bucs are making two new hires to their offensive staff. Both new hires come out of the Southeastern Conference in college football, which makes sense as Coen himself is coming to the team from the Kentucky Wildcats.
The first hire comes from Kentucky itself. The Bucs are set to hire Wildcats senior analyst Brian Piccuci as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. Piccuci will work with new offensive line coach Kevin Carberry, who Coen worked with under Sean McVay when both were coaches for the Los Angeles Rams.
Another college defection: Buccaneers hired Georgia’s well-regarded wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator Bryan McClendon as their wide receivers coach, per source. https://t.co/rtwqARXHjE
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 17, 2024
Additionally, the Bucs also hired Georgia Bulldogs wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon to fill the same role with Tampa Bay. McClendon has worked with and helped develop a number of wide-receiving talents at both Georgia and Oregon since 2020, and he’s a coach that Schefter rightfully referred to as “highly regarded.” He’ll certainly be excited to work with talents like Chris Godwin, Trey Palmer and (hopefully) Mike Evans.
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