With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ free-agent signing of Leonard Fournette last week, the defending NFL champions became the first team in the salary cap era to return all 22 starters from a Super Bowl-winning team.
Bruce Arians is happy about that, but wants his players to know he is not going to take it easy on them.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach appeared on the Loose Cannons podcast over the weekend and warned his team a grueling training camp is upcoming.
“When our guys come back, and that’s my job, I’m going to beat the s–t out of them,” Arians said. “We’re going back to basics, and we’re going to have one hell of a training camp and know what our foundation is.”
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In 2013, the Baltimore Ravens went 8-8 the year after they defeated the San Francisco 49ers for the Lombardi Trophy. The Denver Broncos fell to 9-7 and failed to earn a postseason berth after winning it all in 2015.
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The Carolina Panthers fell off a cliff after appearing in the Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles possibly had the worst Super Bowl hangover of everybody as they continue to spiral downwards after capturing their first title in franchise history.
Tampa is currently +850 to win the Super Bowl, behind only the Kansas City Chiefs at FanDuel.