In walking away, Bruce Arians is walking the talk.
The Super Bowl-winning coach is stepping down as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers so his longtime friend and extremely qualified defensive coordinator Todd Bowles can get his shot at running a successful team.
“I wanted to ensure when I walked away that Todd Bowles would have the best opportunity to succeed,” Arians said in a statement Wednesday night. “So many head coaches come into situations where they are set up for failure, and I didn’t want that for Todd.”
Arians has long been an ally to Black people and minorities. As the starting quarterback at Virginia Tech in the 1960s, he became the first white player to have a Black roommate. He’s a champion for diversity in NFL coaching ranks, adding women to his staff and having three Black coordinators on staff.
As well as any white NFL coach can, Arians has known the struggle and plight of the Black football…
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