On Monday, Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians retired from coaching at the ripe age of 65. Dealing with a myriad of health issues and missing his family too much, Arians decided to call it a career in an emotional press conference.
Jim Caldwell, three years his junior, didn’t receiver as graceful of an exit. He was fired by the Detroit Lions on the same day and didn’t get the opportunity to address the media following the decision. His farewell was limited to a humble, 137-word statement.
So is that how the Jim Caldwell era in the NFL ends, like so many former Lions head coaches?