Buccaneers Coach Bowles Takes Helmet to Stomach in Celebration

Bowles dropped to one knee and grimaced after taking the impact during the team's celebration following a game.

On air: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on Finally, Some Good News
Published 5:39 PM ET, Friday, October 9, 2026
Updated 4:25 AM ET · aired 3 times

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Photo: Todd Bowles — Photo: YESNetwork · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles suffers health scare after taking helmet to the stomach during celebration”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 5:39 PM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson; aired 3 times.
Topics: Buccaneers.
BBN covered this story before: Cowboys Fans Pile On After Thursday Night Loss to Buccaneers (October 9).

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Fox NewsBuccaneers coach Todd Bowles suffers health scare after taking helmet to the stomach during celebration

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFox News reports Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles took a helmet to the stomach during the team's celebration and went down to a knee, grimacing.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHang on, Chip. Where is the good news? A grown man got clobbered by a helmet and I'm already sniffling.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe good news is the celebration, Brock! A whole team so happy they accidentally swung hardware. That's love, and I'm emotional about it.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistFox doesn't say how he is now, so we wish him well. Blimey, I'm weeping into a windbreaker.