New Buccaneers DE Randy Gregory joined Tampa Bay this offseason and reunited with LB coach George Edwards from their time together in Dallas. Gregory feels the coaching staff will be able to maximize his skillset this season.
“I actually spoke with [Bowles], I remember, coming out of college during the draft and speaking with him a bunch,” Gregory said, via Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times. “I loved his personality, loved his down-to-earth demeanor. [He is a] no-nonsense type of guy. I think I always thrive well when I work with coaches like that.”
Titans’ new HC Brian Callahan said he considered joining the Panthers and liked the idea of working with DC Ejiro Evero and QB Bryce Young.
“I’ve known Ejiro for a long time. I thought he did a really nice job. I thought Bryce Young had a chance to be a good player. I was excited about that prospect,” Callahan told The Athletic. “Just like any job, it had a lot of work to be done. But it’s a place I felt like was willing to do what you needed to get done.”
Callahan also felt “very comfortable” about owner David Tepper and didn’t anticipate the Titans’ job coming together.
“I felt very comfortable with David Tepper and with all the things that he had presented in the (Zoom) interview and our process. So I was fired up to go. I just — when someone offers you one of these jobs, you take it,” Callahan said. “I didn’t anticipate Tennessee happening as fast as it did. But it’s been a great fit for me. It’s been awesome.”
Callahan also drew interest from the Falcons and Chargers, and thinks each team he interviewed with had similar qualities.
“All the teams I interviewed with were very similar in that they believe in what’s there, understanding there’s a process to getting better and it’s not an overnight, magical fix. There’s a process and a journey involved in doing that,” Callahan said. “I think that’s the way that good teams that are trying to go from not good enough to good (should operate). You have some patience and some understanding that it’s a build. I felt that from (the Panthers).”
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