Bruce Arians refutes report of rift with Tom Brady

Now that Tom Brady has been retired for a few weeks, the inevitable stories of discord and disharmony between him and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians have started to bubble up.

According to tweets from former player and current sports radio host Rich Ohrnberger, Arians created tension between Brady and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich butted heads with Arians over game plans, souring the relationship between Brady and Arians.

“Heard some interesting things recently… The Tom Brady and Bruce Arians honeymoon was over in Tampa,” Ohrnberger tweeted on Friday. “The retirement announcement wasn’t because of the trouble seeing eye to eye on the offensive game planning, but the relationship was souring.

“Apparently, while Arians was rehabbing the Achilles in the early mornings, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and Brady would work on the week’s game plan. Arians would later come in and take the red pen to work they’d done. The QB and OC felt undermined, there was tension.”

Ohrnberger, who played in the NFL from 2009-2014 after several seasons at Penn State, never played under Arians, but did play with Brady on the New England Patriots from 2009 to 2011.

Arians emphatically denies Ohrnberger’s claims

Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reached out to Arians for a response to Ohrnberger’s claims, and Arians’ response was profane and to the point. In other words, it was classic Arians.

“I mean, that’s such bulls***‚’’ Arians said. “That’s what pisses me off. I guess probably Byron could corroborate this, too.’’

Arians, who partially tore his Achilles in Jan., also pointed out that a number of things Ohrnberger claimed simply weren’t true, while also heaping praise on Leftwich, one of the best offensive coordinators in the biz.