Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach Bruce Arians is basking in Super Bowl bliss.
At 68, Arians became the oldest NFL coach to win the Super Bowl afterthe Bucs bested the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9at their home stadium on Sunday night. Arians had previously retired in 2017 as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals without any Super Bowl rings but came back to lead the Buccaneers.
Appearing onJimmy Kimmel Live!Monday, he said winning was “just a dream come true” — and he talked about his 95-year-old mother’s (who was in attendance) reaction afterward: He said she proudly proclaimed, “Down, down, down! The Chiefs went down!”
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Sunday’s win marked the seventh Super Bowl ring for quarterbackTom Brady, and the Buccaneers' second-ever Super Bowl win (they previously won back in January 2003).
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After the game, Arians brushed off renewed retirement rumors, telling reporters, according to theAssociated Press, “Hell, no, I ain’t going anywhere. I’m coming back to try to get two and we’ll see after that.”
Bruce Arians.Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
The New England Patriots — with whom Brady, 43, spent 20 seasons before becoming a Buccaneer last year —sent the quarterback a message on Twitterafter the team’s Super Bowl LV victory.Brady was named the Super Bowl MVPas well.
“Congratulations to the greatest of all time,” the Patriots wrote, before adding of Brady’s fellow Buccaneer and former New England player Rob Gronkowski, “And Gronk, be careful with that trophy…”
source: people.com
