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Byron Leftwich
Byron Leftwich is an African-American NFL coach and former quarterback. He is also the current offensive coordinator for the NFL team ‘Tampa Bay Buccaneers’. He started playing football for ‘Marshall University’s’ ‘Thundering Herd’ team. He has been inducted into the ‘Marshall Hall of Fame’. He then went to the National Football League. He has played for the ‘Jacksonville Jaguars’, ‘Atlanta Falcons’, ‘Pittsburgh Steelers’, and ‘Tampa Bay Buccaneers’. He has won a ‘Super Bowl’ ring as part of the ‘Pittsburgh Steelers’, after beating the ‘Arizona Cardinals’ in ‘Super Bowl XLIII’. Considered one of the best quarterbacks during his time, he started 50 out of 60 career games. He has scored 58 touchdowns and completed 930 of 1605 passes. After ending his career as a quarterback, Leftwich dedicated himself to coaching. He achieved moderate success in his stint with the ‘Arizona Cardinals’. Outside football, he has been seen in TV shows like ‘Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith’, ‘ESPN 25: Who's #1?’, ‘Unique Whips’, and ‘NFL Total Access’. He also holds the honor for being the grand marshal at ‘Daytona International Speedway’ for ‘Pepsi 400’.
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Born
January 14, 1980
Birth Place
Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality
American
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Also Known As
Byron Antron Leftwich
Famous As
Football Player
Height
6'5" (196 cm)
Education
Marshall University
Mother
Brenda Leftwich
Siblings
Kevin Leftwich
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Byron Leftwich Has Refuted 1 Rumor About Bruce Arians

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Look: Byron Leftwich Reacts To Tom Brady's Decision

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Bruce Arians slights Tom Brady while praising Byron Leftwich

Bruce Arians feels Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has not gotten enough credit for the team’s success over the last two years, and the former head coach had an interesting way of expressing that this week. Arians had high praise for Leftwich during an appearance on Arizona...
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Bruce Arians on Byron Leftwich: 'He's the star' of Buccaneers offense, will be a head coach soon

Last month, Bruce Arians stepped away from coaching to take a job in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers front office. He was replaced as head coach by his former defensive coordinator, Todd Bowles, but Arians thinks it won't be long before his lead assistant on the other side of the ball -- offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich -- gets a head-coaching job of his own. In fact, Arians thought it was going to happen this offseason.
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Bruce Arians Has Interesting Admission On Byron Leftwich

Recently retired head coach Bruce Arians had a pretty fascinating statement on offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. Leftwich has been the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the last two seasons, though Arians thinks that a lot of pundits haven’t given him the credit he deserves. Part of...
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Bruce Arians: Byron Leftwich deserves more credit for Buccaneers' successes with Tom Brady

Before Bruce Arians surprisingly stepped down as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in late March, a report surfaced the previous month claiming that his relationship with seven-time Super Bowl champion and unretired quarterback Tom Brady "soured" during the 2021 NFL season, in part because Arians' Achilles injury allegedly affected his ability to prepare for games and left Brady and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich creating strategies that were supposedly later struck down by the now-former coach.
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