When he left the Arizona Cardinals on December 31, 2017, now former head coach Bruce Arians said he was retiring. The retirement was two-fold.
There were recurring health issues and he wanted to spend more time with his family. Both seemed like legitimate reasons to walk away from the game after so many years.
In 2018 Arians decided to be an analyst for CBS Sports NFL coverage. That lasted one season. This past week he was hired as the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His relationship with Bucs general manager Jason Licht, who used to be with the Cardinals, was a big reason he took the interview in the first place.