During the 40 days in which Tom Brady officially resigned, rumours kept coming up that there had been friction between him and Bruce Arians. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach is now coming clean about a little present from his former quarterback.

Munich – Rumours grow fast and last a long time. Bruce Arians, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, had to learn that again. Already in the phase when Tom Brady had resigned for 40 days, reports emerged that there had been differences between coach and player.

At the latest after Arians resigned as head coach, these voices became louder. The 69-year-old never tired of stressing that such statements could not be further from the truth.

Now, in an interview with Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Arians clarified that his relationship with Tom Brady was very good. And the future Hall of Famer had another surprise in store for his old coach.

Bruce Arians: “Who would do something like this if we hated each other? “

“Tom sent me a picture. He has a gift for me,” Arians said. “It’s a $50,000 watch. Who would do something like that if they hated me? “

The occasion for Brady’s timing was Arians’ family foundation’s annual gala, which the quarterback was unable to attend this year. “He thinks he’s going to bring me the watch. And as soon as he gets back in town, we’ll play golf together,” the former Tampa coach continued.

But Arians doesn’t think the rumours will stop soon. However, he doesn’t want to give them any more attention. “It’s never going to go away completely, no matter what anyone says about it. It’s become a nationwide narrative that people think they know, but they don’t.”

Arians will continue to be involved with Brady and the Bucs in the future, as he will remain with the team as a consultant.