Lovie Smith

Tampa Bay Buccaneers fire coach Lovie Smith after 2 seasons

Jameis Winston had a strong rookie season, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tripled their victory total from the previous year. Still, it wasn’t enough to save coach Lovie Smith’s job. Smith was fired on January 6 after going 6-10 this season, 8-24 overall in two years running a team that has missed the playoffs eight consecutive years. The late-night announcement came as a surprise because Smith’s job was not considered to be in danger after the Bucs improved from two wins and landing the No. 1 overall draft pick in his first season to rebounding from a slow start to