Report: Two New Finalists Revealed for Colts Head Coaching Job

The Indianapolis Colts are starting to slender their checklist of head teaching candidates because the workforce’s search enters its third week.

Earlier immediately, it was revealed that the Colts want to herald Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn for a second interview for his or her head teaching place. Quinn has former head teaching expertise with the Atlanta Falcons and has been with the Cowboys for the final two seasons.

It appears the Colts have recognized two extra candidates they want to meet with in individual. In line with NFL Community‘s Tom Pelissero, the Colts are bringing in Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ejero Evero for a second interview. Evero accomplished a digital interview with the Colts again on January 12.

Evero has solely been a defensive coordinator for one season, coming over from the Los Angeles Rams to affix Nathaniel Hackett’s employees in Denver. Earlier than that, Evero spent 4 seasons with the Rams because the workforce’s safeties coach.

Whereas the Broncos didn’t have the season they’d anticipated, Evero’s unit helped hold the workforce in lots of its video games. The Broncos completed seventh in yards allowed/recreation and 14th in factors allowed/recreation. Whereas the offense in Denver struggled mightily, the protection was a significant optimistic for the Broncos.

As Pelissero additionally reported, Evero is scheduled to have a second interview with the Houston Texans this week as effectively. Though he has solely been a coordinator for one season, Evero has impressed in interviews all through the teaching cycle. The Colts could have competitors for Evero’s companies.

Evero was not the one finalist for the Colts’ head teaching job to be reported on Tuesday night time. In line with Rob Maaddi of the Related Press, Colts interim head coach Jeff Saturday can be one other one of many finalists for the job. Maaddi can be reporting the Colts could have seven or eight finalists for his or her head teaching job.

Saturday has been a really controversial candidate, to say the least. Saturday was employed by proprietor Jim Irsay to take over the workforce in November after Irsay fired former head coach Frank Reich. Saturday was an All-Professional middle for the Colts throughout his taking part in days however had no NFL or faculty head teaching expertise. The one teaching expertise Saturday had was at Hebron Christian Academy, a highschool in Georgia.

Saturday began his tenure with a bang because the Colts beat the Las Vegas Raiders on the street 25-20 in his debut. Nevertheless, issues went downhill from there.

The Colts misplaced their last seven video games and completed 4-12-1 on the season. Lots of these losses got here in blowouts or embarrassing trend. The Colts gave up essentially the most fourth-quarter factors in franchise historical past (33 factors) to the Cowboys and allowed the largest comeback in NFL historical past (33-0) towards the Minnesota Vikings.

Though he completed with a 1-7 document, Saturday believes he’s the proper candidate to guide this workforce full-time. Irsay nonetheless has an affinity for Saturday however will go into the ultimate spherical of interviews with an open thoughts.

Maadi additionally states the Colts would nonetheless prefer to interview San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans after Ryans canceled his interview with the Colts on Saturday. Ryans interviewed with the Broncos and Texans on Saturday morning however canceled his interviews with the Colts and Arizona Cardinals within the afternoon to prep for the 49ers’ upcoming recreation towards the Cowboys. Per NFL guidelines, Ryans can’t interview with the Colts till after this weekend’s convention championship video games for the reason that 49ers are nonetheless within the playoffs.

The Colts now have three finalists for his or her head teaching job in Quinn, Evero, and Saturday. With 4 to 5 extra finalists spots open, anticipate these names to come back out throughout the subsequent week because the Colts shut in on discovering their subsequent head coach.

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