Super Bowl champion coach Bruce Arians is feeling the ‘itch’ to return to the sidelines nearly five whole seasons since his retirement.Arians, who won a title with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, called time on his career after lifting the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LV. But over a month after winning that title, Arians retired and passed the torch to Todd Bowles. Earlier this year, the 74-year-old underwent open heart surgery.Speaking to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Arians revealed that he called it quits due to multiple health issues – but now feels ready to get back on the sidelines.’I had torn my Achilles early in that [2021] season and I was wearing these prosthetic high heels and it threw my back out and I couldn’t stand on the sideline for 4 hours anymore without a lot of pain,’ the coach revealed. ‘And I was also monitoring an aneurysm on my heart. So I had some health issues. We did everything we thought we could do in Tampa after winning the Super Bowl, trying to get 2, and then it was time to give it to Todd, you know. Now that I’m all healthy again, I got the itch again, so we’ll see.’ Former NFL head coach Bruce Arians is hoping to return after open heart surgery Arians last coached the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl win before retiring a month later Arians remained around the Buccaneers as an advisor in recent yearsArians said that he began to feel the pull of the sidelines again in ‘mid-September’ – months after his heart procedure.’I’ve always missed the players. You miss the players in the locker room. I damn sure don’t miss the refs, and I’m sure they don’t miss me,’ Arians joked. Arians remained involved with the organization in Tampa Bay as a consultant up until the start of this current season. But after attending high school games and speaking with his Arizona-based son, who is now coaching, Arians felt a ‘fire got lit.’The coach said that he felt some urge to return, but felt held back by his health: ‘But now, after the open heart surgery, I’ve got so much more energy. It’s amazing… we’ll see what happens.’Arians has been in football for over five decades – spending time in college football at Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Temple and Alabama.He then pivoted to the NFL, working as an offensive coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.Arians got his first shot at a head coaching gig in 2013 with the Arizona Cardinals. He remained at the helm for four years before he retired for the first time in 2017.Two seasons later, he returned to coaching in Tampa – where he won his first championship.