Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fire Coach Jon Gruden

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen after the team failed to make the playoffs.

Gruden lead the Buccaneers to victory over the Oakland Raiders in the 2003 Super Bowl and coached Tampa Bay for seven years.

Joel Glazer, the Buccaneers’ co-chairman said in a statement that “we will be forever grateful to Jon for bringing us the Super Bowl title, and we thank Bruce for his contributions to our franchise. However, after careful consideration, we feel that this decision is in the best interest of our organization moving forward.”

After a strong start to the season, The Buccaneers lost four games late in the season for a 9-7 record, leaving them out of the playoffs.