Arians: Would Brady have bought me $50K watch 'if we hate each other?'

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians continues to deny rumors of a rift between him and Tom Brady.

Arians revealed Brady has an expensive gift for him and said the two have a golf outing planned soon.

"Tom just sent me a picture (Sunday). He got a present for me," Arians told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. "It's a $50,000 watch. He says he's bringing it to me. Who does that if we hate each other? As soon as he's back in town, we'll play golf."

Arians stepped down as the Bucs' coach on March 30 to transition into a front-office role with the team a little over two weeks after Brady announced his decision to unretire. The 69-year-old stated earlier this month that stepping down was a "no-brainer" after Brady returned because the organization is "in a great shape."

While Arians has repeatedly spoken about him and Brady being on good terms, he expects the rumors to continue.

"It's never going to go away, no matter what anyone says," Arians said. "It's a national narrative that they think they know, but they don't."