Byron Leftwich

Biography

Byron Antron Leftwich (born January 14, 1980) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, winning MAC Most Valuable Player twice between 2001 and 2002. Leftwich was selected seventh overall in the 2003 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he held a starting role during his first four seasons. He spent the remainder of his career as a backup for the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was a member of the Steelers team that won Super Bowl XLIII. Following his retirement, Leftwich began a coaching career in 2016 under Bruce Arians with the Arizona Cardinals. He rejoined Arians as the offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers, a position he held from 2019 to 2022, and helped the team win Super Bowl LV.

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