TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Monday he plans on coaching next year despite a report he will consider retirement after this season due to health reasons, citing “some in the coaching community.”

A report by CBSSports.com said Arians contemplated retirement “a few years ago” and will do the same following the 2016 season after his health led to two hospital stays in the past four months.

“There couldn’t be anything further from the truth,” Arians said Monday on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. “[General manager] Steve [Keim] and I are talking a lot about what pieces do we need to start looking at, getting guys signed up for future contracts and looking forward to finishing this year and damn sure coaching next year.”

The CBSSports.com report said Arians has “has talked of fearing for his life at times in past years due to health complications.” An unnamed team official reportedly told CBSSports.com the idea of Arians retiring can be compared to an internet hoax. However, the report cited “many coaches who know Arians” who believe Arians “will reconsider his career path after the season and assert that some in the coach's family will urge him to retire.”

As for his health, Arians has said he has a clean bill of health following an overnight hospital stay after the Cardinals lost to the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 20. Arians was also rushed to the hospital in San Diego during a joint training camp practice with the Chargers because of diverticulitis.

Arians said Monday he has gotten sick within two weeks of the season for the past 30 years.

“Everybody gets sick, really sick right after the season because your immune system is shot,” Arians said. “Most coaches will be sick as a dog.”

Arians said he does not conduct an internal review following every season to decide if he wants to return.

Arians said a test after last season showed he was in acute adrenal failure, which, according to MedlinePlus, a website that belongs to the National Institute of Health, could be life threatening. Adrenal failure is when “the adrenal gland is damaged due to, for example, Addison disease or other adrenal gland disease, and surgery; The pituitary gland is injured and cannot release ACTH; or Adrenal insufficiency is not properly treated.”

The website said stress can be a risk factor. Arians said it was caused by stress and a lack of sleep, among other reasons.

“That’s just natural,” Arians said. “That just goes with coaching.”

Arians then joked it was caused by another reason: “lack of good whiskey.”