Bowles also is the fourth Black coach in Bucs history, joining Tony Dungy, Raheem Morris and Smith. I am eager to get started with our players, coaching staff, and front office in preparation for the 2022 season."īowles becomes the sixth minority head coach currently in the NFL, joining the Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin, the Washington Commanders' Ron Rivera, the Jets' Robert Saleh, the Houston Texans' Lovie Smith and Miami's Mike McDaniel. As an organization, we have all the pieces in place to continue the winning standard that has been established here in recent years. "Tampa has become home for my family, and we are excited to remain part of this community for years to come. "I am appreciative of the family and Jason Licht for having faith in me to take on this role, and to Coach Arians for his support and guidance over the past four decades," Bowles said in a statement. He also served as interim coach of the Miami Dolphins for three games to end the 2011 season, going 2-1.īowles' presence ensures continuity on a Bucs staff that has been largely unchanged since the Super Bowl win, with the exceptions of departures by assistants Mike Caldwell, Cody Grimm and Antwaan Randle El. Bowles interviewed for head-coaching vacancies on the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears this offseason.īowles, 58, was previously the head coach of the New York Jets from 2015 to 2018, when he went 24-40.
Arians had long thought of Bowles as his successor if Bowles did not land a head-coaching job elsewhere. It has been one hell of a ride, but I know this is the right time for me to make this transition."Ī source told ESPN that Bowles was informed Monday of Arians' decision to step aside and promote him. I love the relationships, the strategy, the competition - everything.
Today, I have made the decision to move from the sidelines into another role with the Buccaneers front office, assisting Jason Licht and his staff," Arians said in a statement. "I have spent most of the last 50 years of my life on the sidelines as a football coach in one form or another. He won five playoff games with the Bucs the previous Tampa Bay coaches won six combined. Arians and the Buccaneers had been working on a succession plan over the past several weeks, and Arians informed players and members of his coaching staff of the news before the team's announcement.Īrians went 31-18 (.633) in three campaigns with Tampa Bay, the highest win percentage of any coach in Buccaneers history, and led the team to victory in Super Bowl LV following the 2020 season. Even if the first season didn’t go as planned, Arians and the Buccaneers were laying the foundation for the current Super Bowl run.Despite multiple health scares throughout his career, Arians, 69, said this move was in no way motivated by his health. While Winston was the scapegoat for much of the negative reception, Arians and the rest of the franchise had room to grow. The “no risk it no biscuit” strategy was used heavily on Jameis Winston’s arm, but the team still fell short of expectations. The first season with Arians at the helm went about as expected. As far as post-retirement locations go, Tampa isn’t much of a change. From coaching in college to serving as the offensive mind for Super Bowl teams to winning NFL Coach of the Year as an interim head coach, Bruce Arians’ entire career has led to this moment.Īfter retiring early following a mostly-successful stint with the Arizona Cardinals as their head coach, Arians decided to take one more chance at winning the ever-elusive Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Starting as a college coach around when the Buccaneer franchise was created, Arians has seen and done it all. Arians has coached numerous Hall of Fame quarterbacks to mountains of success under his tutelage while finding impressive team success, and winning a Super Bowl this year is the final piece of the puzzle for a great career. Without using rings as a metric, Bruce Arians is one of the most accomplished coaches in the NFL. Bruce Arians needs this win as much as anyone.
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