Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys Week 1 Game Preview, Game & Broadcast Details, Key Players, Top Storylines, Injury Updates

• Head Coach Todd Bowles

• Assistant Head Coach/Run Game Coordinator Harold Goodwin

• Offensive Coordinator Byron Leftwich

• Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach Kacy Rodgers

• Pass Game Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach Larry Foot

• Special Teams Coordinator Keith Armstrong

• Head Coach Mike McCarthy

• Assistant Head Coach Rob Davis

• Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore

• Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn

• Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel

• P Jake Camarda (fourth-round draft pick)

• WR Russell Gage (UFA)

• G Luke Goedeke (second-round draft pick)

• DL Logan Hall (second-round draft pick)

• TE Ko Kieft (sixth-round draft pick)

• G Shaq Mason (trade–NE)

• CB Zyon McCollum (fifth-round draft pick)

• TE Cade Otton (fourth-round draft pick)

• RB Rachaad White (third-round draft pick)

• TE Jake Ferguson (fourth-round draft pick)

• DL John Ridgeway (fifth-round draft pick)

• T Tyler Smith (first-round draft pick)

• WR Jalen Tolbert (third-round draft pick)

• WR/KR Kavontae Turpin (FA)

• WR James Washington (UFA – currently on injured reserve)

• DE Sam Williams (second-round draft pick)

• While the Bucs continue to maintain enviable continuity on their coaching staff, there is a new person in the corner office. In March, Bruce Arians stepped down after three years as the head coach and took on a new role as a senior advisor to the general manager. Todd Bowles was promoted from defensive coordinator to take his place. Bowles previously served as the New York Jets’ head coach from 2015-18 before rejoining Arians when the latter came on as the Buccaneers’ head coach in 2019.

• With Bowles stepping up the Bucs needed a new defensive coordinator and they essentially named two of them. Defensive Line Coach Kacy Rodgers added the title of Run Game Coordinator while Outside Linebackers Coach Larry Foote switched to inside linebackers and added the title of Pass Game Coordinator. They are in effect co-defensive coordinators. Bob Sanders joined the staff to take over for Foote in the outside linebackers room. Foote made his switch after Inside Linebackers Coach Mike Caldwell landed the defensive coordinator position in Jacksonville under new Head Coach Doug Pederson.

• The Buccaneers had two key players retire after the 2021 season, but only one of them stayed retired. While quarterback Tom Brady eventually elected to return 40 days after…