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Bruce Arians is stepping down as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and taking on a job in the entrance reveal of labor as a “senior handbook for football,” he told Peter King of Expert Soccer Focus on.
Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will opt over as the crew’s head coach. In accordance with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Bowles will acquire a recent five-365 days contract as head coach.
Or no longer it has been somewhat the offseason in Tampa Bay. Brady retired on Feb. 1, finest to un-retire about six weeks later, all whereas trade rumors swirled.
Given that Arians is stepping down exact weeks after Brady reversed his retirement resolution, there naturally shall be speculation that the in style-or-backyard quarterback tried to power Arians out and finest returned to the Bucs as soon as it was obvious Arians would step down.
Rick Stroud @NFLSTROUD
#Bucs QB Tom Brady used to be instructed Bruce Arians planned to step down and Todd Bowles would prevail him as head coach both the identical day or a day after the QB announced he used to be ending his retirement, the @TB_Times has realized. Personnel insists it used to be no longer linked to Brady’s resolution.
Mike Sando @SandoNFL
In my expertise, a form of #NFL head coaches with HOF QBs with out warning hold in gradual March, you already know what, entrance-reveal of labor consulting sounds amazing exact about now. Most of them resist the scramble but no longer all are ready.
Mike Sando @SandoNFL
These forms of things can even be comely at as soon as. Brady would perchance presumably salvage to work with Leftwich unfiltered. Arians would perchance presumably care deeply about Bowles getting the HC job today. Brady and Arians would perchance presumably quiet appreciate every assorted. Arians would perchance presumably look fwd to facets of his contemporary role. ETC
But Arians denied that there used to be any tension with Tom Brady that pushed him in opposition to stepping down as head coach.
“No,” Arians told King. “No. Tom used to be very in favor of what I’m doing. I mean, I had conflicts with every participant I coached because I stubborn them all out, along side him. Substantial relationship off the field.”
Kimberley A. Martin @ByKimberleyA
Tom Brady’s lengthy thanks to Bruce Arians: “You are an excellent attempting man and coach, and it used to be a privilege to play for you….” #bucs pic.twitter.com/wAAfCBc18r
As a replacement, he mentioned that retiring used to be something he’d regarded as in every of the final two offseasons, and that Brady’s return made him chuffed that the Bucs would be in exact palms and he would perchance presumably step away whereas the crew maintained its unusual coaching construction:
“Succession has continuously been giant for me. With the organization in potentially the handiest shape it be been in its historical past, with Tom Brady coming abet… I’d somewhat thought Todd in reveal to reach success and no longer want to make a choice some [crappy] job. I’m potentially retiring next 365 days anyway, in February. So, I preserve an eye on the epic exact now. I don’t preserve an eye on it next February because [if] Brady will get distress, we dawdle 10-7, and it be an launch interview for the job… I received 31 [coaches and their] households that rely on me. My wife is huge on no longer letting all those households down.”
Arians mentioned in the observation released by the crew Wednesday evening that he “started conversations with [general manager Jason Licht] and the Glazer family about a weeks previously a pair of possible succession thought.”
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
Bruce Arians in actuality made an spell binding resolution: Tom Brady comes abet to the #Bucs, and he is aware of they’ll be exact. As opposed to bear Todd Bowles opt over a depraved crew or one in transition, he chooses now to pass it off. Arians made meander Bowles will coach a true crew.
Louis Riddick @LRiddickESPN
Being ready to step into a notify that is made up our minds up to/presents you a possibility to prevail is THE crucial notify when taking on a notify like T. Bowles is in Tampa. Feels like this used to be very crucial to Arians. Substantial for all and sundry all round. Appreciate it. #Buccaneers
He additionally mentioned the resolution wasn’t about his neatly being:
Below Arians, the Bucs went 31-18 previously three seasons, reaching the playoffs twice and a hit the Substantial Bowl in the 2020 season.
His replacement will bring a lengthy resume to the table for Tampa, alternatively. Bowles served as the length in-between head coach of the Miami Dolphins for 3 games in 2011 and 4 years as the head coach of the Contemporary York Jets (2015-18). He used to be 26-41 in his coaching profession.
He’s additionally served as the length in-between defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles (2012) and the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals (2013-14) and Bucs (2019-21) all over his NFL coaching profession.
