TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' stunning defensive turnaround from 2016 will get a new chapter in 2017, thanks to a multi-year contract signed by defensive coordinator Mike Smith, who had been pursued by multiple teams for head-coaching opportunities. For a Bucs team that went from 6-10 in 2015 to 9-7 in 2016, with defense playing a major role in that, getting Smith back is huge.
Continuity with Mike Smith key to Bucs' emerging defense
