Bruce Arians' whole life has been centered around football. He attended college at Virginia Tech where he played the game and held the record for most rushing touchdowns in one season by a quarterback in Virginia Tech's history until 2016 when Jeron Evans took the lead, per the Bucs' official website. His coaching career began immediately after graduating when he accepted a graduate assistant role coaching his alma mater's team in 1975.
Arians' NFL career began in 1989 as the running backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, per Head Coach Ranking. He then held various coach and coordinator positions for NFL teams like the New Orleans Saints, the Indianapolis Colts, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He headed the Arizona Cardinals starting in 2013 and completely turned the team around, per ESPN. During his four years coaching the Cardinals, he became known as a coach who was "harsh when needed and fatherly" when appropriate, according to ESPN. The publication also noted his stand-out personality, which was full of talking, laughing, and cursing.
Arians retired from the Cardinals after the 2017 season following a cancer diagnosis and related health concerns, per The Tampa Bay Times. However, he found himself with better health and a coaching deal in front of him, and rejoined the NFL as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019.
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