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Report: Ex-Cardinals HC Bruce Arians Finalizing Contract to Be Buccaneers Coach

One year after retiring as an NFL head coach, Bruce Arians will be back on the sidelines with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Arians is finalizing a deal with the Buccaneers to become their next head coach.

The 66-year-old spent five seasons as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2013-17. He led the franchise to a 49-30-1 record with two playoff appearances and a trip to the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

Following the 2017 season, Arians announced he was walking away after 42 consecutive years as a coach in the NFL and college football:

"The tears you see are really tears of joy, peace.