Bruce Arians Ring of Honor Induction Set for January 1

Bruce Arians could be inducted into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers` Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium on January 1, 2023, the group introduced on Wednesday.

Arians will ring withinside the new yr with a halftime rite all through the Buccaneers’ Week 17 recreation in opposition to the Carolina Panthers. He turns into the 14th member of the Ring of Honor and the fourth teach at the list, becoming a member of John McKay, Tony Dungy and Monte Kiffin.

Bruce Arians Ring of Honor

Arians’ induction rite turned into at first scheduled for the Buccaneers’ Week Four recreation in opposition to the Kansas City Chiefs. It turned into postponed because of the opportunity of that recreation being relocated because of the advent of Hurricane Ian.

In addition to his fellow coaches, Arians will be a part of the subsequent gamers withinside the Buccaneers’ Ring of Honor: Lee Roy Selmon, Jimmie Giles, Paul Gruber, Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Mike Alstott, Doug Williams, John Lynch and Ronde Barber. Late Owner/President Malcolm Glazer is likewise in that distinct group.

Arians have become the twelfth head teach in franchise records while he turned into employed through the Buccaneers on January 7, 2019 after a short one-yr retirement. He had formerly been the Arizona Cardinals’ head teach from 2013-17 and he left because the winningest teach in franchise records. In his 3 seasons on the helm of the Buccaneers, he guided the group to a 31-18-zero document withinside the normal season for a prevailing percent of .632 this is without problems the excellent amongst head coaches in group annals.

Arians’ Buccaneers additionally went 5-1 withinside the postseason, highlighted through a paranormal four-recreation run to the Super Bowl LV championship on the stop of the 2020 campaign. The Buccaneers received 3 instantly street playoff video games all through that run earlier than returning domestic to end up the primary group in NFL records to win a Super Bowl in its personal stadium. The Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9, in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 7, 2021.

Arians additionally had an enduring effect at the Buccaneers’ group culture, especially in phrases of body of workers range and inclusivity. His selection to retire in March turned into primarily based totally in element on his preference to offer an possibility for his successor, Todd Bowles, and his body of workers prominently featured minority and woman coaches. In 2020, he turned into named a Champion for Equality through the the Women’s Sports Foundation.