2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Head coach	Dirk Koetter
General manager	Jason Licht
Owner	The Glazer family
Home field	Raymond James Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season will be the franchise's upcoming 41st season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Dirk Koetter.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	11	Vernon Hargreaves III	CB	Florida
2	39	Noah Spence	DE	Eastern Kentucky
2	59	Roberto Aguayo	K	Florida State
4	108	Ryan Smith	DB	North Carolina Central
5	148	Caleb Benenoch	OT	UCLA
6	183	Devante Bond	OLB	Oklahoma
6	197	Dan Vitale	FB	Northwestern

Notes

• The Buccaneers traded their seventh-round selection and safety Dashon Goldson to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Redskins' sixth-round selection.

Staff

Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff
	Front Office Owner/President – Estate of Malcolm Glazer Co-Chairman – Bryan Glazer Co-Chairman – Edward Glazer Co-Chairman – Joel Glazer General Manager – Jason Licht Director of Player Personnel – John Spytek Director of Football Operations – Shelton Quarles Director of College Scouting - Mike Biehl Pro Scouting Coordinator – Rob McCartney Director of Football Administration – Mike Greenberg Head Coaches Head Coach – Dirk Koetter Assistant to Head Coach – Zack Grossi Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Todd Monken Quarterbacks – Mike Bajakian Running Backs – Tim Spencer Assistant Wide Receivers/Game Management – Andrew Weidinger Tight Ends – Jon Embree Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator – George Warhop Assistant Offensive Line – Butch Barry Offensive Quality Control – Ben Steele			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive Line – Jay Hayes Assistant Defensive Line – Paul Spicer Linebackers – Mark Duffner Secondary – Jon Hoke Defensive Backs – Brett Maxie Defensive Quality Control – Dave Borgonzi Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Nate Kazcor Assistant Special Teams – Carlos Polk Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Dave Kennedy Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Joe Vaughn Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Chad Wade → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster
Quarterbacks  8 Mike Glennon  4 Ryan Griffin  3 Jameis Winston Running backs 25 Mike James 34 Charles Sims Wide receivers 80 Kenny Bell 19 Andre Davis 17 Donteea Dye 13 Mike Evans 11 Adam Humphries 83 Vincent Jackson 18 Louis Murphy 85 Evan Spencer Tight ends 84 Cameron Brate 82 Brandon Myers 87 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 88 Luke Stocker 81 Tevin Westbrook		Offensive linemen 61 Josh Allen C 78 Gosder Cherilus T 69 Demar Dotson T 67 Antoine Everett G 72 Ben Gottschalk C 72 Garrett Gilkey G 68 Joe Hawley C 70 Logan Mankins G 74 Ali Marpet G 64 Kevin Pamphile T 76 Donovan Smith T 62 Evan Smith C Defensive linemen 91 Da'Quan Bowers DE 96 T. J. Fatinikun DE 92 William Gholston DE 71 Martin Ifedi DE 94 George Johnson DE 95 Howard Jones DE 75 Derrick Lott DT 93 Gerald McCoy DT 77 Tony McDaniel DT 98 Clinton McDonald DT 71 Ronald Powell DE 56 Jacquies Smith DE 97 Akeem Spence DT		Linebackers 58 Kwon Alexander LB 59 Kourtnei Brown LB 50 Bruce Carter LB 54 Lavonte David LB 49 Darius Eubanks LB 52 Jeremiah George LB 53 Adarius Glanton LB 57 Josh Keyes LB Defensive backs 38 Jude Adjei-Barimah CB 27 Johnthan Banks CB 28 Gerod Holliman S 33 Kimario McFadden S 29 C. J. Roberts CB 32 Joel Ross CB 21 Alterraun Verner CB 31 Major Wright S Special teams 10 Connor Barth K 48 Andrew DePaola LS  5 Jake Schum P				Reserve lists 41 C. J. Wilson CB (NF-Inj.) 10px Unrestricted FAs 23 Chris Conte S 57 Larry English DE 24 Mike Jenkins CB 22 Doug Martin RB 90 Henry Melton DT 26 Sterling Moore CB 43 Bobby Rainey RB 37 Keith Tandy S Restricted FAs 46 Jorvorskie Lane FB 51 Danny Lansanah LB 30 Bradley McDougald S 89 Russell Shepard WR Rookies in italics Roster updated January 6, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 62 Active, 1 Inactive, 12 FAs → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	WFLA
2	August 20	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Field	WFLA
3	August 26	8:00 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Browns			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
4	September 1	7:30 p.m. EDT	Washington Redskins			Raymond James Stadium	WFLA

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome	Fox
2	September 18	4:05 p.m. EDT	at Arizona Cardinals			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
3	September 25	4:05 p.m. EDT	Los Angeles Rams			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
4	October 2	4:05 p.m. EDT	Denver Broncos			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
5	October 10	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	ESPN
6	Bye
7	October 23	4:05 p.m. EDT	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	Fox
8	October 30	1:00 p.m. EDT	Oakland Raiders			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
9	November 3	8:25 p.m. EDT	Atlanta Falcons			Raymond James Stadium	NFLN
10	November 13	1:00 p.m. EST	Chicago Bears			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
11	November 20	1:00 p.m. EST	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	Fox
12	November 27	4:05 p.m. EST	Seattle Seahawks			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
13	December 4	4:25 p.m. EST	at San Diego Chargers			Qualcomm Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	1:00 p.m. EST	New Orleans Saints			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
15	December 18	1:00 p.m. EST	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	Fox
16	December 24	1:00 p.m. EST	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
17	January 1	1:00 p.m. EST	Carolina Panthers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

External links

• Official website