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Former New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles is reportedly still deciding whether to join the Chicago Bears or Tampa Bay Buccaneers as defensive coordinator.
On Wednesday, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reported Bowles hadn’t reached an agreement with the Bucs and continues to evaluate his options despite a Tuesday report from The MMQB’s Albert Breer stating he was heading to Tampa.
The Jets fired the 55-year-old New Jersey native in December after the team finished 4-12. New York posted a 24-40 record across his four years in charge and didn’t earn any playoff appearances.
He previously served as defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals in 2013 and 2014 under new Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians. He filled the same role for the Philadelphia Eagles on an interim basis in 2012.
Arians offered his thoughts on possibly reuniting with Bowles, per Jenna Laine of ESPN.com:
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“He’s like a son to me,” Arians said of Bowles, whom he offered words of encouragement to after his firing. Arians then offered Bowles the Bucs job. “He thought hard about it. I was doing my best sell job and this happened. We’re really excited to be back together.”
In addition to his time with Arians, Bowles also has a long-term relationship with Bears head coach Matt Nagy, whose father coached the former NFL safety in high school, per Biggs.
The former Redskin and 49er led the Cards to two straight seasons ranking seventh or better in scoring defense. The Jets defense ranked 22nd or worse in that category each of the past three years, though.
If the Temple product opts for Chicago over Tampa, he’ll replace Vic Fangio, who ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported earlier Wednesday is set to become the new head coach of the Denver Broncos.
Bowles hasn’t provided a timetable for his decision as the NFL coaching carousel continues to spin rapidly.
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