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Buccaneers to hire Seahawks QB coach Dave Canales as new OC

After interviewing numerous candidates, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hiring Seahawks QB coach Dave Canales as their offensive coordinator.

The Seattle Seahawks will be losing a member of their coaching staff to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday night that Tampa Bay is hiring Seahawks quarterbacks coach, Dave Canales, to be the Buccaneers’ new offensive coordinator.

Canales had interviewed with Tampa Bay in person on Tuesday, the 10th candidate to do so since the Buccaneers and Byron Leftwich parted ways.

After spending the 2009 season at USC with Pete Carroll, Canales joined the Seahawks organization in 2010 as a wide receivers coach and spent eight years in the position before he was promoted to quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator.

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Jets coach Greg Knapp dead at 58 following bike accident

Jets coach Gregg Knapp died Thursday morning, just days after a bicycle accident in California left him in critical condition.

Jets passing game specialist Greg Knapp died Thursday morning in the hospital. His agent, Jeff Sperbeck, confirmed the news to Mike Klis of Denver’s 9News.

Knapp, 58, was hit by a car on Saturday in California while riding his bike. The accident left the longtime NFL coach in critical condition. Knapp was rendered unconscious immediately and did not regain consciousness, according to Klis.

Knapp was an NFL coach for the past 24 years, most recently as the Falcons quarterbacks coach from 2018-2020. Robert Saleh hired him to join the Jets this past offseason. Knapp previously worked with the quarterbacks on the Broncos, Raiders, Texans, Seahawks and 49ers.

The Jets released statements from the Knapp family, Saleh and Woody Johnson following Knapp’s death.

Knapp is survived by his wife, Charlotte, and three daughters.

Miami Dolphins hire new QB coach who has coached Tua Tagovailoa before

The Miami Dolphins have not yet hired a new OC, but have made a move to make Tua Tagovailoa more comfortable with their new QB coach, Cha…

The Miami Dolphins are set to enter their second season with former Alabama star quarterback and No. 5 overall selection Tua Tagovailoa. Though many doubt his abilities after seeing him start for most of the season, he will head into the 2021 offseason as the starting quarterback for the franchise.

In his rookie season, Tagovailoa posted decent numbers, given his situation, but not enough for NFL fans to praise him in comparison to other quarterbacks from the 2020 draft class.

In 20 appearances, he tallied 1,814 yards on 64% completion, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.

The Dolphins parted ways with offensive coordinator Chan Gailey, whom many fans blamed for the lack of explosiveness in Tagovailoa’s game. They still have not hired a replacement.

However, Miami hired a coach out of the collegiate level, Charlie Frye, who most recently served as the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan.

While this may appear to be a bit of a unique hire, outside of Frye’s experience as a quarterback and an offensive coach, but there’s a specific reason the Dolphins brought him in.

Frye and Tagovailoa have worked together in the past.

Their paths crossed in 2016, as Tagovailoa participated in the Elite 11 quarterback competition.

While there are rumors surrounding Tagovailoa’s future with the Dolphins, as Deshaun Watson’s name continues to float near the South Florida franchise regarding a trade, this move by the Miami front office makes it seem like they are that much more committed to Tagovailoa’s success with the team.