Colts coach search: 3 candidates ‘so far’

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Colts’ particular groups coordinator Bubba Ventrone, Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy have interviewed for the Indianapolis head teaching job, the crew says.

Ventrone was interviewed Wednesday.

Staff proprietor Jim Irsay tweeted at 6:23 p.m. Thursday, “To this point now we have accomplished interviews with Bubba Ventrone and Ejiro Evero…,” including a soccer emoji and a muscled arm emoji.

“To this point” may suggest extra interviews are forward.

Then, at 9:31 p.m. Thursday, Irsay tweeted, “Simply accomplished our interview with Eric Bieniemy,” once more including the identical emojis.

A Pittsburgh native, Raymond “Bubba” Ventrone, 40, has been the Colts’ particular groups coordinator since 2018. “Ventrone this season guided the Colts by means of transitions at punter (from Rigoberto Sanchez to Matt Haack) and kicker (from Rodrigo Blankenship to Chase McLaughlin),” mentioned the announcement on Ventrone issued Wednesday. He performed for the the Patriots, the Cleveland Browns and the 49ers from 2007-2014.

Evero, a 42-year-old United Kingdom native, spent 2022 because the Denver Broncos’ defensive coordinator. Evero beforehand has teaching roles for the Los Angeles Rams, the Inexperienced Bay Packers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Francisco 49ers. “Evero started his teaching profession at his alma mater, UC Davis, as an assistant in 2005,” the Colts announcement mentioned.

Bieniemy, a New Orleans native who’s 53, joined head coach Andy Reid’s workers in Kansas Metropolis in 2013, getting his present job in 2018. The Colts announcement of the interview mentioned, “”Previous to being employed by the Chiefs, Bieniemy was the College of Colorado’s offensive coordinator (2011-2012), the Minnesota Vikings’ working backs coach (2006-2009) and assistant head coach/working backs (2010), UCLA’s working backs coach (2003-2005) and the Colorado’s working backs coach (2001-2002).” The San Diego Chargers selected the previous working within the 1991 draft. He performed for the Fees, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jeff Saturday was named interim head coach of the Colts in November after the firing of Frank Reich.