Bruce Charles Arians was born on October 3,1952 and is an American football executive and former coach in the National Football League.
40 Facts About Bruce Arians
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Bruce Arians was the interim head coach of the Indianapolis Colts during the 2012 season.
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Bruce Arians is known for his slogan "No risk-it, no biscuit," which encourages aggressive playcalling.
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An offensive assistant for most of his career, Bruce Arians held his first NFL head coaching position with the Colts when head coach Chuck Pagano was treated for leukemia.
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Bruce Arians was named AP NFL Coach of the Year for the season and was the first interim head coach to receive the honor.
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Bruce Arians received a second Coach of the Year award after the 2014 season.
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Bruce Arians led the team to their first playoff appearance since 2007 and first playoff win since 2002 during the 2020 season, culminating with a Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl LV.
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Bruce Arians retired from coaching a second time after the 2021 season and became a consultant with Tampa Bay.
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Bruce Arians previously attended York Catholic High School, where he was a standout scholastic quarterback.
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Bruce Arians held the Virginia Tech school record for most QB rushing touchdowns in a season with 11.
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Bruce Arians was the first white player to share a dorm room with a black player in VT history.
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Bruce Arians's roommate was James Barber, father of Ronde and Tiki Barber.
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Bruce Arians began his coaching career in 1975 as a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech.
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Bruce Arians then held an assistant coaching position at Mississippi State University from 1978 to 1980 before heading to the University of Alabama to coach the running backs from 1981 to 1982 under Paul "Bear" Bryant.
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Bruce Arians was the head coach at Temple University from 1983 to 1988.
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Besides Palmer, other standout players Bruce Arians coached at Temple included cornerback Kevin Ross, safety Todd Bowles, offensive guard John Rienstra, and running back Todd McNair.
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Bruce Arians spent one season as the tight ends coach of the New Orleans Saints in 1996.
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Bruce Arians was the first quarterback coach of Peyton Manning when he arrived in the NFL.
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Bruce Arians will let it rip, let it fly no matter what.
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One thing Bruce Arians cannot stand is when coaches play not to lose.
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Bruce Arians considers conservative coaching to be a cardinal sin.
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Bruce Arians has an image of what the perfect NFL QB looks like.
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Bruce Arians must have a big lion's heart, a heart that beats for an entire franchise.
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Bruce Arians believes the first thing the quarterback has to understand is his protection, because the defense can always blitz one more guy than your linemen can block.
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Bruce Arians is known to socialize with players more than most NFL coaches.
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Bruce Arians was a gambling man who liked to take big risks that didn't sit well with fans.
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On January 28,2012, Bruce Arians agreed to become the offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts, replacing Clyde Christensen.
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Bruce Arians previously served as the quarterbacks' coach for the Colts from 1998 to 2000, coaching a young Peyton Manning, whom Bruce Arians was briefly reunited with until Manning's release 2 months later.
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On October 1,2012, Bruce Arians was named the interim head coach of the Colts following coach Chuck Pagano's leukemia diagnosis.
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Pagano returned to the Colts as head coach on December 24,2012, with Bruce Arians returning to his role as offensive coordinator.
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Bruce Arians was named the 2012 AP Coach of the Year, making him the first interim head coach to win the award.
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On January 17,2013, the Arizona Cardinals and Bruce Arians agreed on a 4-year deal that would make Bruce Arians their 40th head coach.
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On January 8,2019, Bruce Arians agreed to terms on a four-year contract to come out of retirement and became the 12th head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Bruce Arians stated in the offseason for the Buccaneers that he could win now with the team he had.
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Bruce Arians assembled the largest coaching staff in the NFL for the 2019 NFL season, at a total of 28 assistants.
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Bruce Arians made it known one of his intentions was fixing the defensive secondary.
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On March 30,2022, Bruce Arians informed staff that he would be stepping down from the head coach position and would take on a new role for the team as a Senior Football Consultant.
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Bruce Arians was succeeded by Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles.
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On May 3,2018, Bruce Arians joined CBS Sports as a game analyst for the NFL on CBS, working with Greg Gumbel and Trent Green.
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In 2017, Bruce Arians released a book, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback.