Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians explains why he doesnt regret whacking Andrew Adams helmet

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Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians explains why he doesnt regret whacking Andrew Adams helmet

The Erik Harris Jersey Buccaneers easily dispatched the Eagles in theirNFC wild-card matchup, defeating Philadelphia 31-15 to advance to the divisional round. But Tampa Bay's strong all-around performance didn't mean coach Bruce Arians escaped the game without criticism.Early in the third quarter of Sunday's game, the Buccaneers were forced to punt from deep in their own territory, but Eagles wide receiver Jalen Reagorfailed to cleanly catch the ball. Tampa Bay recovered his fumble near midfield, a huge blow to Philadelphia's comeback chances.MORE:The focus of the play quickly shifted from the Bucs' recovery to Arians' reaction. One of Fox's replay angles showed Arianswalking onto the field andsmacking the helmet of Bucs safety Andrew Adams."Bruce Arians comes in. He's pretty excited," Fox analyst Troy Aikman said during the broadcast. "He takes a whack at Adams. I don't know if he's not exactly Matt Ryan Jersey sure what that's about."Bruce Arians is NOT happy PFF (@PFF) The NFL and NFL Players A sociation didn't release anystatements regarding Arians' actions, but a source the situation is "being handled." When asked during his Monday pre s conference if he regretted making contact with Adams' helmet, Ariansoffereda rather Tyeler Davison Jersey direct response."No, and I've seen enough dumb,". "You can't pull guys out of a pile. We just got a big play, great field position, and he's trying to pull a guy out of a pile. And I was trying to knock him offthat guy so he didn't get a penalty."Thisincident came only two weeks after Arians' sideline spat with former Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was releasedfollowing his .Brown has taken to social media to arguehe was dealing with an ankle injury and physically unable to perform, leading to an outburst in which he ripped off his equipment, walked to the locker room Calvin Ridley Jersey and never returned. TheBuccaneers a sertedBrown was, adding that henever indicated to the medical staff he could not play."It's pretty obvious what happened. He left the field and that was it Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey ," earlier this month. "We had a conversation and he left the field."For now, it appears Arians won't face any sort of disciplinefrom the NFL for the Adams incident. The Buccaneers will next face the Rams on Sunday with a trip to the NFC championship game on the line.UPDATE: Arians was fined $50,000 for striking Adams, .
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