coach Bruce Arians, taking the field before the preseason game against the Dolphins on Friday, says the Bucs having Jason Licht as general manager was "huge" for him deciding to join the team. [MONICA HERNDON | Times]
TAMPA — There were a lot of reasons Bruce Arians decided to come out of retirement to coach the Bucs.
He missed coaching in the NFL. He believed in quarterback Jameis Winston. He was able to hire most of his former assistant coaches.
But the biggest reason? Well, if you take him at his word, it was the chance to work with general manager Jason Licht, who was given a matching four-year contract with a club option in 2023 a few days after Arians was hired in January.