One year after retiring as an NFL head coach, Bruce Arians will be back on the sidelines with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Arians is finalizing a deal with the Buccaneers to become their next head coach.
The 66-year-old spent five seasons as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2013-17. He led the franchise to a 49-30-1 record with two playoff appearances and a trip to the 2015 NFC Championship Game.
Following the 2017 season, Arians announced he was walking away after 42 consecutive years as a coach in the NFL and college football:
"The tears you see are really tears of joy, peace.