Tampa Bay Buccanneers coach Bruce Arians angrily denies rumours in an interview that he and Tom Brady are on bad terms after an altercation and he may even be the reason for Brady’s career ending.

Munich – Recently, NFL host Rich Ohrnberger tweeted that Bruce Arians and his star quarterback Tom Brady were reportedly in a rocky relationship. “Tom Brady and Bruce Arians’ honeymoon was over. […] The relationship was strained.”

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccs coach denied these rumours and insisted that Ohrnberger’s allegations were completely false and that he could no longer remain silent. “This is absolute bullshit,” said the coach, who still won the 2021 Super Bowl together with Brady.

The background to the alleged altercation: when Arians was threatened with retirement in Week 17 due to Achilles tendon problems, Brady and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich allegedly worked on the game plan for the game at the New York Jets.

Later, Arians reportedly used a red pen to overturn the two’s plans. The quarterback and offensive coordinator felt undermined, which is why the alleged tension occurred.

Apparently, while Arians was rehabbing the achilles in the early mornings, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and Brady would work on the week’s game plan. Arians would later come in and take the red pen to work they’d done. The QB and OC felt undermined, there was tension.

– Rich Ohrnberger (@ohrnberger) February 18, 2022

“This is absolute bullshit! That’s what pisses me off! I guess Byron could probably back that up too,” the 69-year-old continued. Moreover, Arians assumes that he is not the reason for Brady’s career ending. “That would shock me. “

Arians rules out Brady return

Despite denials about a possible bad relationship between coach and quarterback, Arians doesn’t expect the seven-time NFL champion to retire. “He gave us plenty of notice so we could plan in Free Agency like we have in the past. So I don’t see that happening.”

Brady’s contract in Tampa originally ran through the end of next season until his retirement.