Larry Coyer’s coaching career has spanned four decades and taken him everywhere from Marshall to Denver, with stops in between at outposts in the NCAA, USFL and NFL. In 2006, it took him and his Denver Broncos to a place no NFL team has been in 64 years.
And now it takes him to Florida. On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers named Coyer the team’s new assistant head coach/defensive line coach, completing the changes to its defensive staff for 2007. Coyer replaces Jethro Franklin in terms of working with the defensive line and assumes the same title previously held by Rod Marinelli, who preceded Franklin.