Bucs offensive consultant Tom Moore has forgotten more football than most will ever learn. And the good news for Tampa Bay is that Moore will be returning to the team for a seventh season.
Moore, who is a wealth of knowledge for the offensive staff, will enter his 49th season in the NFL during the 2025 season. The 86-year old is a beloved figure at One Buccaneer Place. The news of Moore’s return for another season in Tampa Bay was first reported by Tampa Bay Times beat writer Rick Stroud, who co-authored Moore’s book, The Player’s Coach.
#Bucs offensive consultant Tom Moore, 86, will be returning to the team in 2025. It will be his 49th season in the NFL. He also has coached in 49 NFL playoff games.
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) January 21, 2025
Tom Moore Is The Longest Tenured Offensive Coach With Bucs
Bucs assistant coach Tom Moore and Tom Brady – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
Tom Moore began his coaching career in 1961 as a graduate assistant for the University of Iowa. His first NFL coaching opportunity came in 1977 when he was the wide receivers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers under Chuck Knoll. Along the way Moore has also been a coach or consultant for the Lions, Saints, Colts, Jets, Titans, Cardinals and Bucs.
Moore’s longest tenure in the NFL was with the Colts from 1998 to 2009 where he was their offensive coordinator. He worked along side head coach Tony Dungy and quarterback Peyton Manning to help the Colts win Super Bowl XLI.
The big reason why Moore got to Tampa in the first place was when Bruce Arians brought him in after taking over as head coach in 2019. The pair first worked together in Indianapolis from 1998 to 2000 with Arians as the quarterbacks coach.
Bucs GM Jason Licht and senior offensive assistant Tom Moore – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
When Arians was hired for the head coaching position for the Arizona Cardinals, Moore was also brought in as an assistant head coach and offensive consultant. Moore stayed with Arians during his whole tenure from 2013 to 2017 and even sat out in 2018 when Arians was broadcasting.
The duo reunited once again in 2019 when Arians arrived in Tampa as the team won Super Bowl LV a year later after the 2020 season. Moore maintained his role with the Bucs in 2022 after Arians retired to make way for Todd Bowles to become the next head coach.
You may have seen coach Moore around more often as he’s become a common fixture on nose tackle Vita Vea’s Instagram account. The two have struck up a relationship and Vea will often document a video of him asking Moore questions or requesting that he gives a shoutout to Tampa Bay fans.
