Three weeks after the Buccaneers fired him as their offensive coordinator, Josh Grizzard is joining the Eagles’ staff. Grizzard will serve as the team’s pass game coordinator, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The Eagles, who joined the Buccaneers in removing their offensive coordinator after the season, considered Grizzard as a potential replacement for Kevin Patullo. While Grizzard interviewed for the position twice, Philadelphia instead hired Sean Mannion on Thursday. The 35-year-old Grizzard will now assist Mannion after spending two seasons in Tampa Bay.
Grizzard joined the Buccaneers as their pass game coordinator in 2024, a prolific season for Baker Mayfield & Co. The Buccaneers finished third in passing, Mayfield tossed a career-best 41 touchdowns, and wide receiver Mike Evans posted his 11th straight 1,000-yard season. The Bucs’ offensive success led to the departure of coordinator Liam Coen, who became the Jaguars’ head coach, and the promotion of Grizzard.
With Grizzard in control, Tampa Bay’s offense took significant steps backward in 2025. The unit fell from fourth in scoring the previous season to 18th, though injuries played a key role in its decline. The receiver trio of Evans, Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan combined to miss 30 games, running back Bucky Irving sat out seven, and linemen Tristan Wirfs, Luke Goedeke and Cody Mauch combined for 26 absences.
While Grizzard’s first stint as an O-coordinator didn’t go according to plan, the Eagles are optimistic he’ll help boost an aerial attack that ranked 23rd in 2025. Grizzard is a lock to work with quarterback Jalen Hurts and receiver DeVonta Smith in 2026. However, the futures of the Eagles’ other top pass catchers, wideout A.J. Brown and tight end Dallas Goedert, are in question.
Brown logged his fourth straight 1,000-yard campaign in 2025, but after he made his frustration with the Eagles’ offense known throughout the year, he may be a trade candidate this offseason. Meanwhile, after leading the Eagles with 11 touchdown grabs, Goedert is now a little over a month from hitting the free agent market.
Grizzard had bad luck this year. Geesh thats a bunch on injuries.
I’m OK with this. Was hard to tell this year if he was just overwhelmed as OC or a victim of the injuries on that side of the ball. He did great the year before in this role with Baker so I don’t mind rolling the dice
One of these New Offensive hires will be the scapegoat again for Nick Sirriani.
I love this hire.
I think the problem with Tampa Bay is Liam Coen made Tampa’s running backs look way better and more dominant than they actually were, and the offense came crashing back down to reality this year because of it.
If they get at least one genuinely dominant RB to complement their current backs, Tampa should be right back in it next year. They should probably add some pass catchers, too.