TAMPA — Bucs coach Bruce Arians feels good.
He’s lost weight. At the age of 66, he’s full of energy and rejuvenated being back on the sideline after one season away.
Heath issues contributed to his decision to retire from coaching following the 2017 season, ending his five-year tenure as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and a lifetime in coaching. And the Bucs’ decision to hire him this past offseason was contingent on him passing a physical.
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But on an upcoming episode of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel that airs Tuesday, Arians told reporter Andrea Kremer that there hasn’t been a year he’s worked as a head coach that hasn’t included a trip to the hospital.