Colts Add Bright, Young DC to Head Coach Search

The Indianapolis Colts are within the early phases of certainly one of their most necessary offseasons in latest reminiscence.

They fired head coach Frank Reich throughout the season and changed him with the ill-experienced Jeff Saturday. The latter is a candidate to earn the job in full, however the Colts are already casting a powerful internet to land their subsequent chief.

In accordance with NFL Community‘s Tom Pelissero, the Colts have requested to interview Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero to fill their emptiness.

“The #Colts requested an interview with #Broncos DC Ejiro Evero for his or her head teaching job, per supply,” Pelissero tweeted. “Evero is interviewing with Denver right now and likewise obtained a request from the #Texans. A sizzling candidate.”

Evero simply concluded his first season with the Broncos after beforehand teaching within the professionals with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007-09), San Francisco 49ers (2011-15), Inexperienced Bay Packers (2016), and Los Angeles Rams (2017-21).

The Broncos and Colts have been typically related in 2022, coming into the season with excessive expectations that the protection largely fulfilled whereas the offense failed, main to every group’s downfall. Just like the Colts, the Broncos additionally fired their head coach, Nathaniel Hackett, throughout the season. Evero was provided the interim job however elected to remain put because the defensive coordinator

Evero’s Broncos protection was stout, rating 2nd on third downs (34.1%), seventh general (320.0 YPG), seventh in pink zone scoring (51.1%), Tenth towards the run (109.8 YPG), tied-Tenth in sacks (44), twelfth towards the go (210.2 YPG), tied-14th in scoring (21.1 PPG), tied-14th in takeaways (23), and tied-Twenty third in sacks (36).

His group’s success all year long given what we noticed occur to the Colts’ protection down the stretch whereas matched by a clumsy offense is kind of spectacular.

To date, the Colts have additionally reportedly requested permission to interview Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen. Saturday can also be going to be interviewed whereas there are additionally rumors of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh being a candidate as properly.

Evero can also be reportedly set to interview with the Broncos and Houston Texans.

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