The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired Bruce Arians on Tuesday night. He's now the third coach this offseason to receive a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth year. Arians's Deal Includes A Fifth-Year Option Unlike Vic Fangio and Kliff Kingsbury, he's the only hire with previous NFL head coaching experience. The #Bucs are signing Bruce Arians to a 4-year deal with a fifth-yaer option, source said. Among the coaches Arians hopes to finalize deals with: Harold Goodwin as Run Game Coordinator/OLine, Byron Leftwich as Pass Game Coordinator and Clyde Christianson as QB coach. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 8, 2019 From 2013 to 2017, Arians was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. However, the Cardinals didn't fire Arians: he retired. When Arians first announced he wanted to return to coaching, the Cardinals argued that they should be compensated. The NFL shot down the claim because the team didn't exercise Arians' fifth-year option. However, a late argument by Arizona succeeded and now the Buccaneers will send over a sixth-round pick to the Cards. Arizona, in exchange, will trade them a seventh-round pick and the right to sign Arians. The #Bucs are signing Bruce Arians to a 4-year deal with a fifth-yaer option, source said. Among the coaches Arians hopes to finalize deals with: Harold Goodwin as Run Game Coordinator/OLine, Byron Leftwich as Pass Game Coordinator and Clyde Christianson as QB coach. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 8, 2019 So the deal is: the Buccaneers get Bruce Arians’ rights and Arizona’s 2019 7th-round pick in return for the Buccaneers’ 2019 sixth-round pick, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 9, 2019 Arians initially claimed he'd only come out of retirement to coach the Cleveland Browns. Arians is already assembling a staff. Former New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles is tapped to lead the defense. In Tampa Bay, the 66-year-old head coach will be tasked with turning around a 5-11 team that hasn't made the playoffs since 2007. He'll also be given an incredibly problematic enigma in Jameis Winston. The Tampa Bay front office is ecstatic over the hiring. "Bruce Arians is one of the NFL's most well-respected coaches over the past two decades and we are excited to have him leading our team," Buccaneers owner Bryan Glazer said in a statement. "Throughout this process, we focused on finding the right coach with a proven ability to elevate our players and lead our team forward. Bruce has played a large role in the development and career success of some of our league's best players and we look forward to seeing him continue that work here with our franchise." Statement from Buccaneers Owner/Co-Chairman Bryan Glazer on Bruce Arians. pic.twitter.com/ZFWroTerm3 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) January 9, 2019