Colts Complete a Pair of Interviews for Head Coach

The Indianapolis Colts introduced on Thursday they’d accomplished interviews for his or her vacant head coach place with Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. 

Evero was one of many lone-bright spots for the Broncos this season who just like the Colts, failed wildly relative to 2022 expectations and are themselves within the hunt for a brand new head coach.

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He’s additionally an internal-candidate in Denver after having the seventh-ranked protection in yards allowed regardless of a wave of accidents and buying and selling top-edge rusher Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins on the deadline.

Simply 42-years outdated, Evero has expertise on either side of the ball. He was the passing-game coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams earlier than teaching the secondary throughout their Tremendous Bowl season in 2021.

At 52-years outdated, Bieniemy has been with the Chiefs for the previous decade. He joined head coach Andy Reid because the operating backs coach in 2013 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018.

Bieniemy’s run as offensive coordinator coincides with Patrick Mahomes because the beginning quarterback in Kansas Metropolis. Collectively they’ve twice led the NFL in scoring (together with this 12 months), led the NFL in yardage thrice (together with this 12 months), and by no means completed under sixth in scoring or yardage.

The Colts fired head coach Frank Reich by way of phone name on Monday, November seventh. Reich has lately interviewed with the Carolina Panthers about their open head coach place. 

Jeff Saturday took over for Reich and went 1-7 as interim coach and is a candidate for the full-time place.

Evero, Saturday, and Bieniemy are simply three of a number of candidates the Colts are interviewing to take over as head coach in 2023. Observe alongside all of our newest information on the Colts Head Coach Tracker.

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