TAMPA, Florida – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady spoke Thursday about coach Bruce Arians on Thursday as the Bucs prepare to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in next week’s Super Bowl, saying, “I think all the world wants to win for him ”.
At 68, Arians will be the second oldest head coach in a Super Bowl. He won two as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“He’s a great man. A great leader. A great person. A great friend,” Brady said of Arians, whom he met when Arians retired briefly and worked on broadcasts in 2018. “He’s very loyal. a way to communicate effectively with everyone here. “
Brady developed a condition for the Aryans after watching his documentary “A Football Life”. He highlighted Arians’ rise to becoming head coach for the first time at the age of 60 with the Arizona Cardinals, his tough coaching style, his contempt for playing politics and his desire to keep things real.
“Everyone has a great affection for him, for the person he is,” Brady said of the Arians. “There’s no one to ever say anything bad about BA. He’s so loved by everyone. And I think everyone wants to win for him.”
Some have wondered how Brady handled the Aryan style, with a very different behavior from Bill Belichick, which sometimes includes calling players in public. Bradett Favre and Rob Ninkovich, close friends of Brady, even publicly criticized the Aryans for this, Ninkovich demanding his job.
But Arians always said, “It’s just honesty,” and Brady said he can handle hard training.
“He puts a lot into it, expects a lot from it,” Brady said. “He has high expectations for us every day in training. Just very excited for him to be recognized as he is. I know he is twice [AP] Coach of the year, but he really did an amazing job this year with the team in very unfavorable situations. I just like to play for him. “
The feeling is mutual.
Arians of Brady said during the presentation of the Halas Trophy after Bucs won the NFC title: “The belief he gave to everyone in the organization that this can be done – it only took one man.”