The Indianapolis Colts’ long and extensive search for a new head coach ended Tuesday when they officially hired Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen.
The Colts announced the hire and said they would introduce Steichen at a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis.
The emergence of Steichen, 37, as the Colts’ front-runner became apparent Sunday morning, ahead of the Eagles’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Ariz. The Eagles’ offensive performance in their 38-35 defeat did nothing to hurt Steichen’s status, as quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a touchdown pass and ran for three touchdowns.
Steichen traveled to Indianapolis on Monday, and the two sides were able to complete an agreement on a contract.
The Eagles could lose both their coordinators in the aftermath of their Super Bowl loss. Defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon is among the final remaining candidates for the Arizona Cardinals’ head coaching vacancy.
The Cardinals are the lone NFL team that still has a head coaching opening after the Carolina Panthers hired Frank Reich, the Denver Broncos hired Sean Payton, the Houston Texans hired DeMeco Ryans and the Colts hired Steichen.
The Colts conducted an extensive search in which they interviewed more than a dozen candidates. They included Jeff Saturday, the team’s former center who was appointed interim coach after owner Jim Irsay fired Reich in November. Reich also was the Eagles’ offensive coordinator when the Colts hired him in 2018 following Philadelphia’s Super Bowl triumph; in that hiring cycle, Josh McDaniels spurned Indianapolis at the last minute.
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If Gannon gets the job in Arizona, the NFL’s diversity efforts will have produced disappointing results during this hiring cycle for head coaches, with Ryans the only Black coach hired thus far. He is one of three active Black head coaches in the NFL, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles.
The Eagles are expected to promote quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson to offensive coordinator to replace Steichen. He is considered a rising star in the coaching ranks and had been an offensive coordinator candidate for other NFL teams.
The Colts announced the hire and said they would introduce Steichen at a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis.
The emergence of Steichen, 37, as the Colts’ front-runner became apparent Sunday morning, ahead of the Eagles’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Ariz. The Eagles’ offensive performance in their 38-35 defeat did nothing to hurt Steichen’s status, as quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a touchdown pass and ran for three touchdowns.
Steichen traveled to Indianapolis on Monday, and the two sides were able to complete an agreement on a contract.
The Eagles could lose both their coordinators in the aftermath of their Super Bowl loss. Defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon is among the final remaining candidates for the Arizona Cardinals’ head coaching vacancy.
The Cardinals are the lone NFL team that still has a head coaching opening after the Carolina Panthers hired Frank Reich, the Denver Broncos hired Sean Payton, the Houston Texans hired DeMeco Ryans and the Colts hired Steichen.
The Colts conducted an extensive search in which they interviewed more than a dozen candidates. They included Jeff Saturday, the team’s former center who was appointed interim coach after owner Jim Irsay fired Reich in November. Reich also was the Eagles’ offensive coordinator when the Colts hired him in 2018 following Philadelphia’s Super Bowl triumph; in that hiring cycle, Josh McDaniels spurned Indianapolis at the last minute.
Jenkins: NFL owners love to extol the Rooney Rule — and then hire White guys
If Gannon gets the job in Arizona, the NFL’s diversity efforts will have produced disappointing results during this hiring cycle for head coaches, with Ryans the only Black coach hired thus far. He is one of three active Black head coaches in the NFL, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles.
The Eagles are expected to promote quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson to offensive coordinator to replace Steichen. He is considered a rising star in the coaching ranks and had been an offensive coordinator candidate for other NFL teams.
