Tampa Bay Buccaneers senior advisor Bruce Arians is "doing great" following heart surgery on Friday, according to a PewterReport post on X on Sunday.
Buccaneers senior advisor Bruce Arians says he's looking forward to returning to the golf course after undergoing heart surgery on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Alex Gould/Imagn Images)Arians told former Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski on the "Today Show" on Jan. 29 that he would undergo "open-heart surgery" on Feb. 6.
The 73-year-old Super Bowl-champion coach for Tampa Bay later explained on Instagram: "I just wanted to clarify and let everyone know the procedure I’m having is a common one, it is something my doctors and I have been monitoring for a number of years and they recommend I correct the issue now so I can be as good as new back on the golf course ASAP."
The cantankerous Paterson, New Jersey, native has been with the Buccaneers organization since 2019, and led the team to victory in Super Bowl LV in 2021. Arians is the oldest Super Bowl-winning coach in NFL history.
He also served as an assistant and the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers' two Super Bowl titles (2006, 2009).
A quarterback at Virginia Tech from 1971-1974, Arians served as an assistant, coordinator or head coach for seven NFL teams and five college programs (twice with Alabama).
The two-time NFL Coach of the Year has endured various health issues throughout his career, including bouts with prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and melanoma along with diverticulitis and chest pains that prompted him into retirement in 2017, when he was coaching the Arizona Cardinals.
He came out of retirement in 2019 to coach the Buccaneers, and retired from coaching for good in March 2022.
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