TAMPA, Fla. – Seconds after linebacker Devin White intercepted a pass in the end zone, Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians started doling out hugs.
Players, assistants, staffers, they all got in line. Arians unplugged his headset, slipped on a Super Bowl championship hat and braced for the traditional Gatorade shower.
He didn’t even try to avoid it. After defensive lineman Vita Vea and William Gholston emptied the bucket on his head and shoulders, Arians raised both arms and turned to the stands to — quite literally — soak it all in.
It wasn’t Arians saying goodbye, either. “Hell, no,” he said. “I ain’t going anywhere. I’m coming back to try to get two and we’ll see after that.” The 68-year-old Arians made history by becoming the oldest head coach