Tony Hardie enters his 12th season with the Buccaneers and first season as a national scout after previously spending time as the area scout. In his role as national scout, Hardie is responsible for scouting the Southeast region as well as overseeing the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Hardie began with the Buccaneers working as the team's combine scout covering the Southeast region for National Football Scouting, before scouting the Mountain West, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the United States.
Prior to joining the Buccaneers, Hardie worked on the football staffs at Northwestern University (2010-11) and at the University of Chicago (2007-09).
Hardie served as the director of defensive quality control and defensive quality control/player personnel assistant with the Wildcats and was the cornerback coach and video coordinator on the Chicago staff.
Hardie graduated from Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business in finance in 2007. He resides in Tampa, Florida.
