Andre Forde enters his 13th season with the Buccaneers as an area scout.
Prior to his time with the Buccaneers, Forde served as varsity wide receivers coach for Coral Glades (Fla.) High School, and, after that, was owner of Men of Valor Football and Speed Training, which provided individualized football training with the focus on speed and football development.
Forde graduated with a B.A. in sociology from the University at Buffalo in New York in 2003. He was a four-year letterman at wide receiver and kick returner at the University at Buffalo, where he was a MAC Scholar Athlete every season. Forde played wide receiver for the Tulsa Talons of the AFL in 2006 and 2007, and spent time in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts as well as the Amsterdam Admirals with NFL Europe.
Forde and his wife, Patrice, reside in Dallas, Texas with their three children: Hannah, Jeremiah and Isaiah.
