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Colts fans react to Chris Ballard, Shane Steichen keeping their jobs: ‘What an embarrassing joke’
The Indianapolis Colts have decided to keep general manager Chris Ballard and coach Shane Steichen, though the Colts lost their last seven games of the 2025 season missed the AFC playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
The Colts do not hold a first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft after sending their next two first-rounders to the New York Jets for cornerback Sauce Gardner, so new leadership would have a limited impact in the short term.
Shane Steichen coaching record
- Shane Steichen: 3 seasons, 25-26 record, 0 playoff appearances. The Colts went 9-8 in 2023 and 8-9 in both ’24 and ’25. He is 2-10 vs. Houston and Jacksonville.
Chris Ballard record as Indianapolis Colts general manager
- Chris Ballard: 9 seasons, 70-78-1 record, 2 playoff appearances. The Colts went 11-5 in 2020 and 10-6 in ’18.
Reaction to Indianapolis Colts keeping general manager Chris Ballard, coach Shane Steichen
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