The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ wild offseason continued on Wednesday night.
According to a report from NBC Sports and the Los Angeles Times, which has since been confirmed by Sports Illustrated, Bucs head coach Bruce Arians is retiring from coaching.
Arians will be moving into a front office role in Tampa Bay. He will be replaced by Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles.
Bowles was linked to some head coaching jobs this offseason, but he remained in Tampa Bay. Now, he’s taking over a Super Bowl contender.
🚨 BREAKING: Bruce Arians retiring from coaching, moving to @Buccaneers‘ front office, reports me and @LATimesFarmer.
Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles picked to replace him. Staff being told the news at this hour.
Full story: https://t.co/g4gKTBsKtT pic.twitter.com/c9IhdXw2fA
— Peter King (@peter_king) March 31, 2022
The NFL world is pretty stunned.
Bucs convened an 8 pm meeting for Arians to tell his staff. He sent a letter via internal email to all players. He and Bowles will meet the media tomorrow in Tampa. https://t.co/HwhBIFQyWM
— Peter King (@peter_king) March 31, 2022
Bucs coach Bruce Arians confirms to me he is retiring from coaching. Arians said via text: “It’s time.” Arians says he’s moving to front office role. First reported by @peter_king and @LATimesfarmer.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) March 31, 2022
I can confirm major news for the Bucs: Bruce Arians is retiring as head coach and moving to the front office, with Todd Bowles replacing him as head coach. @peter_king and @LATimesfarmer had it first. Arians left the owners meetings early this week with a stomach bug.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) March 31, 2022
Tom Brady unretires
Bruce Arians: pic.twitter.com/WLEhbEV21g
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) March 31, 2022
By leaving now, Arians doesn’t just hand the team over to Bowles but keeps the club’s nearly three dozen coaches in place. Arians still regrets those assistant coaches losing their jobs when he retired from the Arizona Cardinals.
— Sam Farmer (@LATimesfarmer) March 31, 2022
The Buccaneers are expected to have an official announcement on the decision shortly.
Bucs will have an official announcement shortly that Bruce Arians is retiring as head coach. Arians, 69, won a Super Bowl two years ago and is a two-time NFL Coach of the Year. 80-48-1 as a head coach with Arizona and Tampa Bay.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) March 31, 2022
Tampa Bay saw Tom Brady retire this offseason, though he lasted in retirement for only a month or so, before deciding to come out of retirement.
The Buccaneers are coming off a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, though they head into the 2022 season as Super Bowl contenders once again.
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