Colts Rumors: Insider Says ‘Nobody Knows’ Who Indianapolis Will Hire as HC

The Indianapolis Colts do not seem like in a rush towards hiring a brand new head coach, and it seems like there’s uncertainty as to who will finally land the place.

In keeping with The Athletic’s Zak Keefer, there is no indication {that a} resolution has been made is imminent regardless of the staff’s expansive search.

“If the Colts have made their resolution, they are not letting it slip — not but, at the least,” Keefer acknowledged. “The staff has stored issues extremely quiet all through the search, and the ending stretch has been no totally different. ‘No person is aware of,’ a person accustomed to the method mentioned this week.”

At this level, evidently the staff will make a rent someday after the Tremendous Bowl. The Colts’ search started final month with an in depth checklist of candidates, a few of whom have been interviewed twice.

Per Keefer, these believed to be finalists for the place are interim coach Jeff Saturday, Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen, Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, New York Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and Inexperienced Bay Packers particular groups coordinator Wealthy Bisaccia.

The Colts went 4-12-1 final season after firing Frank Reich halfway by way of the yr and turning to Saturday, who had no head teaching expertise past the highschool stage. Indianapolis has the No. 4 choose within the 2023 draft, so this offseason is essential to the staff’s future.

Keefer famous that the Colts’ prolonged search “will not be unintentional, however deliberate.” Normal supervisor Chris Ballard has spearheaded the method, and staff proprietor Jim Irsay “has had a way more central function for the second spherical.” The staff reportedly even as soon as thought-about a 3rd spherical of interviews, an extremely uncommon incidence, however finally determined towards that.

The Colts are one among two groups that stay with out a head coach, together with the Arizona Cardinals. Indianapolis is unquestionably hoping its subsequent rent would be the proper individual to prepared the ground ahead in hopes of bouncing again in 2023.