LOS ANGELES: Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is retiring and handing over the job to defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, the NFL team said on Wednesday.
The shock announcement came just weeks after superstar quarterback Tom Brady reversed his own retirement decision and said he would return to the Bucs next season.
Arians, 69, told his coaching staff and players the news on Wednesday, and the team confirmed that Bowles would be promoted to head coach.
Arians, who guided Brady and the Bucs to the Super Bowl in the 2020 season, will take on a new role as a senior football consultant to the team.
He said in a statement released through the team…
