Tom Brady issues statement on former head coach Bruce Arians

Tom Brady took to social media Wednesday to speak about Bruce Arians, who introduced earlier within the day he was stepping down as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

“Thanks, BA for all that you’ve completed for me and our staff. You might be an unbelievable man and coach, and it was a privilege to play for you. You’re a true NFL legend and pioneer for all of the work you’ve gotten completed to make the league extra numerous and inclusive,” Brady wrote on Instagram. 

“Good, robust, and constant are a number of of the phrases to explain your model. I’ll all the time keep in mind the conversations we had while you recruited me two years in the past and all the issues we mentioned got here true,” Brady added. “All of us benefited out of your management and steerage, and I’m so pleased with all the pieces we completed. You have been an enormous a part of the choice to hitch the Bucs, and I’m perpetually grateful.”

“I’m so joyful you’ll spend the much-deserved time together with your loving and supportive household that has given a lot to our communities,” his assertion continued. “Congratulations on an incredible teaching profession however extra importantly, the way you positively impacted me and everybody else within the sport of soccer.”

Tampa Bay introduced Wednesday that Arians was stepping down as head coach to take a entrance workplace place with the staff.

The transfer comes lower than 14 months after Arians, 69, led the Buccaneers to a victory within the 2021 Tremendous Bowl over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Arians stated his new function, which begins throughout draft prep for the staff this yr, could be “senior advisor for soccer,” NBC Sports activities reported. 

Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers talks with quarterback Tom Brady throughout a sport towards the Washington Soccer Crew at FedEx Area Nov. 14, 2021, in Landover, Md.
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Tampa Bay is selling Todd Bowles as its new head coach. Bowles had served because the defensive coordinator for the Buccaneers since 2019. He was beforehand the pinnacle coach of the New York Jets from 2015-2018.

Arians went into particulars of the choice, saying that Brady popping out of retirement partially inspired him to maneuver on.

BRUCE ARIANS STEPPING DOWN AS BUCCANEERS HEAD COACH, TAKING FRONT OFFICE POSITION

“It hit me after the Tremendous Bowl,” Arians stated, in keeping with the outlet. “I believed actually exhausting about going out on prime. Then it was like, nah, let’s go for 2. [The 2021 season] was a grind with all of the accidents however nonetheless successful and attending to the place we bought. Instantly after, two to 3 weeks afterwards [I thought] … if I give up, my coaches get fired. I couldn’t do it then.

“Tom was sort of the important thing. When Tom determined to return again … and all of those guys again now, it’s the proper timing for me simply to enter the entrance workplace and nonetheless have the relationships that I really like.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady yells to the gang as he takes the sector to face the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium Oct. 3, 2021.
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Arians stated he butted heads with Brady prior to now, as he did with each participant, although he denied there was a connection between him stepping down and the quarterback popping out of retirement. 

“No,” Arians stated. “No. Tom was very in favor of what I’m doing. I imply, I had conflicts with each participant I coached as a result of I stubborn all of them out, together with him. Nice relationship off the sector.”