TAMPA, Florida — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named Seattle quarterback coach Dave Canales their new offensive coordinator.
The Bucs announced the staff addition Thursday and released a statement from head coach Todd Bowles. He touched on part of the hiring process in obtaining Canales.
"The more we talked, the more it became apparent that we are very similar in how we approach the game, and I am confident that he will find a way to maximize our strengths on offense," Bowles said in a statement, in part.
Canales confirmed in a tweet that he has wrapped up his time with the Seahawks to lead the Bucs' offense next season.
"Humbled by my time with [the] Seahawks and honored to have worked with some of the best talent in the game," Canales wrote in the tweet. "Thank you to the players, coaches, administration and the 12s for the memories.
"Thrilled for what's to come, absolutely."
Canales also said that Tampa Bay's official announcement of his appointment will be released on Thursday.
Canales served as Seattle's quarterbacks coach for 13 seasons as he worked under head coach's Pete Carroll's staff. During that time, he worked with Russell Wilson and this year's Comeback Player of the Year Geno Smith.
Canales was part of the Seattle coaching staff that thrashed the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XXVII and lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX.
This will be the first time that Canales is the offensive coordinator of an NFL team.
The recent hire comes after the Bucs fired former offense coordinator Byron Leftwich following the team's Wild Card loss to the Dallas Cowboys and an 8-9 regular season.
Canales will look to work with an offense that no longer has Tom Brady in the pocket after the seven-time Super Bowl winner announced his retirement on Feb. 1 in a laid-back social media video sitting on the beach, expressing how grateful he is for the support over the years.
As of this writing, the only quarterback on Tampa Bay's roster is Kyle Trask, who was selected in the second round of last year's draft.