The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are undergoing a change in their leadership role at the club after senior head coach Bruce Arians decided to call it a day in his coaching tenure. He stepped down from his role for assistant Todd Bowles, who will replace him as next season’s head coach.
The announcement came as a shock to many, as people never expected Arians to step down from the role like this, especially after star quarterback Tom Brady decided to leave the league a few weeks ago. That said, Todd Bowles should be more than a good backup and has reserved plenty of praise for new coach Bruce Arians.
Bruce Arians decided it was time to retire and chose Todd Bowles as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers successor.
“The most influential coach and father figure I’ve ever had in this league,” Bowles said of his 70-year-old predecessor. Rob Maaddi of AP Pro Football.
Bowless continued“I understand a lot of things I learned from my coaching experience, especially from it, so I will take this approach. All I know is that I can coach football players whether you’re an All-Pro or a rookie. All of your players want to get coached and help them get better. I can help people get better and I will use my own approach.”
Bowles said that while he was happy at the prospect of coaching an NFL side, he was also sad to take over from the Arians, whom he had great respect for. The two have a relationship dating back nearly 40 years when Bowles played at Temple under Bruce Arians.
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