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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cruised to a convincing Wild Card Round victory on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, but there was one controversial moment that garnered some attention. Head coach Bruce Arians was seen slapping safety Andrew Adams on the head after the Buccaneers recovered a fumble. He's now been fined $50,000 for his actions.
NFL fined Bucs’ HC Bruce Arians $50,000 for striking his own safety Andrew Adams.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 19, 2022
Arians said post-game that he smacked Adams on the head to prevent him from grabbing Eagles players from the pile, which could've resulted in a penalty. Nonetheless, it was uncalled for and the NFL has punished the Buccaneers coach.
He's been in the headlines quite a bit lately as well, especially after the whole Antonio Brown saga. AB claimed that Arians tried to make him play injured, while the veteran HC had a completely different story and said that Brown refused to play because he wasn't getting enough touches before he ultimately quit mid-game against the Jets.
The Buccaneers will be moving past all of these problems though as they look ahead to a divisional matchup with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, who just shellacked the Arizona Cardinals. If Tom Brady and Co. can win this one, they will face the winner of the 49ers vs Packers in the NFC Title Game.
