INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts began their expected defensive line revamp Monday by hiring Marion Hobby as their defensive line coach and Kalon Humphries as assistant defensive line coach.

Hobby replaces Charlie Partridge, who took a job on Notre Dame’s defensive staff earlier this offseason. Hobby spent last season as a defensive analyst with the Tennessee Volunteers but worked with Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo from 2021-24 with the Cincinnati Bengals.

The moves come just as the NFL’s annual scouting combine is set to kick into high gear later this week in Indianapolis and less than a month before three key pass rushers — Kwity Paye, Samson Ebukam and Tyquan Lewis — could become free agents.

Coach Shane Steichen also announced a series of other moves. Tyrell Brown is the strength & conditioning assistant, Jeremy Bruce and Dillon Doyle are defensive quality control coaches and Aditya Krishnan will be the game management coordinator.

Mikey Blazejowski also has been hired as a performance science analyst while Diego Ortiz and Brent Stockstill will be the offensive quality control coaches. Indy also announced Isabel Diaz will return next season as the Harriet P. Irsay Fellow.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis father and his girlfriend were each sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for their roles in the starvation and abuse death of a 7-year-old boy.

Kevin Gavarrete, 27, and Julia Sizemore, 22, both pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent, a top-level felony, in connection with the 2024 death of Gavarrete’s son, Kayden. Additional charges against them were dismissed as part of the plea deal, online records from Marion Superior Court 7 show.

A redacted police report shared publicly says Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called at 3:40 p.m. Dec. 22, 2024, to the home of Gavarrete and Sizemore in the 1300 block of South Pershing Avenue. That’s in a residential and industrial area a few blocks southwest of the West Morris Street bridge over Eagle Creek on the city’s west side. The home is a short walk north of Ross Claypool Park.

IMPD child abuse detectives and the Indiana Department of Child Services were called to the home after the 7-year-old was found dead.

An autopsy later confirmed the cause of death was multiple blunt force traumatic injuries. Medical examiners identified malnutrition and dehydration as other contributing factors in the boy’s death. At the time he died, Kayden weighed 32 pounds.

A news release issued Monday from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said Gavarrete said could not provide investigators with reasonable explanations for his son’s condition or physical injuries. He told investigators that he had planned to take the child to a doctor for medical treatment but ultimately failed to do so.

Sizemore also admitted to investigators that she did not seek medical help for the boy. She stated she wanted to give Gavarrete the chance to seek assistance himself because the child was not her son. Sizemore further told investigators she did not want to “get into his personal business” regarding the child’s care.

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement in the release, “In my 20-year career as a prosecutor, this is among the worst cases we have seen. As a father of a child who was the same age as Kayden, it’s gut-wrenching. This resolution ensures both defendants will spend decades in prison and provides certainty for Kayden’s family.”

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