The brawl between the Saints and Buccaneers grabbed national attention Sunday, and one subplot to the ugly affair was the reason for Bruce Arians being on the field. Before the fighting started, the former Tampa Bay coach and now-consultant for the team was seen exchanging words with New Orleans cornerback Marshon Lattimore.
Lattimore continued to chirp then got into it with Tom Brady and eventually scuffled with both Leonard Fournette and Mike Evans, leading to his ejection along with Evans. But on Monday, coach Todd Bowles shed some light on why Arians and general manager Jason Licht were on the sidelines.