The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went big-name fishing to replace Kacy Rodgers, who left for the Detroit Lions. They chose a name familiar to the Tampa Bay area and with experience coaching at the top level of football.
Rick Stroud of The Tampa Bay Times reported on Wednesday night that the team was hiring Charlie Strong as their new defensive line coach.
Strong is know for being a college head coach with the Texas Longhorns, Louisville Cardinals, and USF Bulls. He has a head coaching record of 70-49, but his best work may have come as an assistant. He has two National Championships in those roles and has been coaching since 1983.
Strong has NFL experience coaching with Urban Meyer at the Jacksonville Jaguars as their assistant head coach inside linebacker coach.
Strong was a defensive line coach before during a stint at Notre Dame, where he held the job from 1995 to 1998. He coached four Fighting Irish defensive linemen into NFL players during his time there.
Strong now returns to Tampa Bay with a defensive line headlined by Vita Vea and Calijah Kancey, and expectations to improve others in the position group as well.
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