Even though the NFC South franchise managed to add both future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady and previously retired tight end Rob Gronkowski this offseason, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians is currently field very different types of questions from the media.

Instead of heaping praise upon the tandem of former New England Patriots, Arians has been discussing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the league's attempt at moving toward the upcoming 2020 season.

Recently speaking with reporters, Arians noted that he stands by the NFL's COVID-19 protocols with the month of August—and training camp—now officially underway.

“Right now, I don’t think they will [get sick],” Arians said, via Bucs Nation. “Once I saw the protocols and what is in place here at the facility – and testing on Friday – we shouldn’t be playing against anybody that’s sick on Sunday. There might be a rare occurrence. I feel very comfortable that they won’t get sick in the football atmosphere. If they’re going to get sick, it’s going to be outside the building.”

Of course, Arians and company will enter the upcoming season as one of the favorites in the NFC as the Buccaneers turned things around in a big way this offseason. While adding Brady and Gronk will certainly help, the Buccaneers also added a veteran running back in LeSean McCoy, who will now be paired with the wide receiver duo of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin as Tampa Bay presently possesses quite the offensive attack from just about every angle.

“There are penalties in place [for going against protocols] right now,” Arians added. “I kind of trust our guys right now. When we travel there will be no going to restaurants or going out. We’ll be sequestered in the hotel that we’re at, play the game and get home. It’s so much different than baseball where you’re sitting in the city for four days, going to restaurants [and] going out than it is for football. Very seldom are we in the town for more than 28 hours.”

However, things won't be handed to the upstart Buccaneers and Arians and company still play the always dangerous NFC South division along the likes of the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. With an abbreviated offseason, just about anything can happen when—or if—the 2020 regular season gets underway.