PHOENIX — Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said this week he is interested in returning to the NFL sidelines, Arizona Sports reported.
“Now that I’m all healthy again, I’ve got the itch again, so we’ll see. Never say never,” Arians, 74, told Jordan Schultz on the “Schultz Report.”
Arians stepped away from coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2022 because of health issues. He said he is no longer a senior consultant with the team and is available, though he has not spoken with any NFL teams, according to Arizona Sports.
He said watching high school games coached by his son Jake in Arizona helped rekindle his interest.
Arians coached the Cardinals from 2013 to 2017, winning double-digit games in each of his first three seasons, including a 13-3 record in 2015 and a trip to the NFC Championship Game. He later won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay after the 2020 season.
He has an 80-48-1 regular-season record, a 6-3 postseason mark and two AP NFL Coach of the Year awards, according to Arizona Sports.
Sources: Arizona Sports. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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