The Colts are following an analogous playbook to their previous head coaching hire.
Indianapolis announced on Tuesday that they’ve hired Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen to be their head coach. Steichen was the mind behind an Eagles offense that made a major jump this yr with Jalen Hurts, ending in a 38-35 Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.
It comes five years after the Colts hired Frank Reich as head coach after he helped the Eagles win a Super Bowl as offensive coordinator.
Reich was fired midseason because the Colts went a disappointing 4-12-1. He was bizarrely replaced by Jeff Saturday, who had no previous coaching experience on the school or NFL level.
Now, the 37-year-old Steichen takes over a franchise that’s looking for a quarterback after a failed yr with veteran Matt Ryan.
Steichen began his profession as a defensive assistant for the Chargers in 2011. He became their offensive coordinator in 2020 before taking the identical position with the Eagles the next season.
