Temple football player-turned-restaurant owner speaks about Super Bowl-bound coach

The owner of a West Palm Beach restaurant reflects on what it was like to play for Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians when he was at Temple University.

CURRENT RESTAURANT OWNER INWEST PALM BEACH IS THROWING ITBACK THIS THURSDAY&REMEMBERING HIS DAYS ON THEGRIDIRON WITH HIS FORMERCOACH&BRUCE ARIANS.

HE ISHEADING TO THE SUPER BOWL ASHEAD COACH FOR TAMPA BAY.W-P-T-VLINNIE SUPALL SHOWS US HOW HEINSPIRED FORMER PLAYERS TOSUCCEED.AS BUSINESS OWNERS GET READYFOR SUPER BOWL SUNDAY &.ONEWEST PALM BEACH RESTAURANTOWNER SAYS HEA CLOSE EYE ON THE SIDELINESFOR TAMPA BAYS HEAD COACH ANINSPIRATION WHO HELPED LAUNCHHIS CAREER A QUIET MORNING FORMIKE JOHNSON& HEOF THE NEW MAJESTIC ASH LOUNGE& SOUTHERN SPICE IN NORTHWOODVILLAGE OF WEST PALM BEACH&MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS INPLACE AS HE PREPARES TO HOST ASUPER BOWL WATCH PARTY SUNDAYNIGHT.

NATS HOWEVER THIS WEEKHEON THE GRIDIRON&AS TAMPA BAYBRUCE ARIANS GETS READY FORHIS FIRST SUPER BOWLAPPEARANCE AS HEAD COACH&JOHNSON REMEMBERS WHEN ARAINSCOACHED HIM AT TEMPLEUNIVERSITY IN 1986& WHAT WASGOOD ABOUT TYPIFY THEDEFENSIVE LINEMAN.

A LITTLETOUGHER TO IN ANY COUNTRY THATYEAR, COMING OUT OF JUNIORCOLLEGE.

AND I CHOSE JUMBO.JOHNSON GREW UP INPAHOKEE&ARIANS HELPED RECRUITHIM TO PHILADELPHIA& A MOVETHAT PAVED THE PATH FOR HISFUTURE.

SOT WELL, ACTUALLY,NO, IT WAS A BIG CHANGE FOR MEBECAUSE GOING TO SCHOOL IN THECITY, OR THE BIG ADJUSTMENT,IT TOOK ME QUITE SOME TIME TOGET ADJUSTED COACH RECRUITEDME FROM JUNIOR COLLEGE& THEYENCOURAGED ME TO CHOOSE TEMPLEOVER THE FLORIDA SCHOOLS THATRECRUITED ME& ITSINCE THEIR DAYS ON THE FIELDTOGETHER& HOWEVER THE TWOREMAINED IN TOUCH& REUNITED INTAMPA TWO YEARS AGO WITHFORMER TEMPLE TEAMMATES WHENARIANS TOOK THE TAMPA BAY HEADCOACHING JOB.

SOT I WOULDN'TCHANGE IT FOR THE WORLBECAUSE MY BEST CLOSESTFRIENDS FROM PHILADELPHIA,FROM JERSEY FROM NEW YORK TOTHIS DAY.

WORDS OF WISDOMSTILL RESONATE TODAY& SOT YOUKNOW, THE FUNNY THING I SAYTHAT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID ABOUTLISTENING COACH MORE, I WOULDHAVE A LOT MORE SUCCESS ATEARLY AGE BECAUSE THE STUFFCOACH WAS INSTILLED IN ME ANDTHE REST OF HIS PLAYER.

IALWAYS SAY THAT TO YOUNGERPLAYERS.... LISTEN TO YOURCOACH, BRADY& DO IT FOR BRUCE!!AMAZON DRIVERS FEAR THEY'LLHAVE AN EXTRA SET OF