Byron Leftwich will be calling plays for the Buccaneers during the 2019 season. This is noteworthy because coach Bruce Arians, who spent nine years as an offensive coordinator in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis and is in his first year in Tampa Bay, isn't one to pass along those duties to just anyone.
Leftwich, who played for Arians in Pittsburgh and joined his staff in Arizona in 2016, isn't just anyone.
"I've been training guys for this job," Arians said when he was hired by the Bucs in January, via ESPN.com's Jenna Laine. "I always said I would never give up [playcalling] and look over anybody's shoulder until I found one I knew could do it. I think he's a rising star in this business."