A stunning succession plan is in motion at Tampa Bay Buccaneers headquarters.

Bruce Arians informed his coaching staff and players that he is stepping aside as the Buccaneers’ head coach and will take on a new role for the team as a Senior Football Consultant. The Buccaneers are promoting Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles to the position of head coach.

“I am appreciative of the Glazer family and Jason Licht for having faith in me to take on this role, and to Coach Arians for his support and guidance over the past four decades,” said Bowles. “As an organization, we have all the pieces in place to continue the winning standard that has been established here in recent years.”

After speaking to the players and coaches, Arians released a statement explaining his decision and thanking the Glazer family and others in the organization for their support. Arians, who said the move  was in no way prompted by health issues.

Al Michaels has been in negotiations with Amazon to serve as the play-by-play announcer for “Thursday Night Football” next season, and the two sides have finally reached an agreement.

The deal will be worth somewhere in the neighborhood of what Joe Buck recently got from ESPN, which is reported to be $75 million over five seasons.

Michaels previously served as the lead announcer for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” from 2006 through 2021. His salary with the network was in the $6 million range, so he will be getting a massive raise at Amazon.

Amazon will become the exclusive provider of “Thursday Night Football” beginning in the 2022 season. The tech giant has already signed longtime ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit to serve as its NFL analyst.

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso told reporters that he’s lucky to be alive and well after being involved in a terrible car crash in Tampa.

The slugger says another driver ran a red light and T-boned his car, causing it to flip over. Alonso says he had to kick out his windshield to escape his overturned vehicle.

“I’m really thankful to be alive,” the 2019 All-Star reserve explained.

He added that the people in the other vehicle were not seriously hurt. His wife, who was trailing him in a separate vehicle, sprang into action.

“She alerted the authorities and got people to help out before the authorities showed up,” he said. “It was awesome.”