Getty Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians in 2021. In the clearest way possible, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has said he is facing the toughest battle of his life. During a national television appearance on The Today Show alongside former Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski , Arians said he will undergo open-heart surgery on February 6. “Appearing on Today to promote an upcoming prostate cancer screening Super Bowl commercial with tight end Rob Gronkowski,