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The Indianapolis Colts second choice for head coach could turn out to be even better than the first.
And Frank Reich has the Super Bowl championship gear to prove it.
Five days after New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels reneged on a deal to take the Colts job Youth Kendall Wright Jersey , Ballard hired Reich, the man who outwitted McDaniels last week and helped lead the Philadelphia Eagles to their first NFL title since 1960.
Frank is a leader of men who will demand excellence from our players on and off the field, Ballard said in a statement released Sunday. I look forward to working with Frank to deliver a championship-caliber team to the city of Indianapolis.
Terms of the deal were not immediately available, but Reich is expected to be introduced at a news conference Tuesday.
Colts officials posted a photo of Reich signing the deal on the teams website.
The move ends a search that spanned 41 days, included two coaching announcements and the embarrassment of McDaniels changing his mind Tuesday night just eight hours after telling the Colts hed take the job.
On Wednesday, Ballard answered questions for nearly 20 minutes before finishing with the rivalry is back on.
By hiring Reich, another touted offensive coordinator and a potential leading candidate next season, only added another chapter to the long and bitter series.
Exactly one week after backup quarterback Nick Foles executed an exquisite game plan to beat Tom Brady and the favored Patriots Youth Da'Ron Payne Jersey , the Colts brought back a longtime assistant who spent two seasons working with Peyton Manning.
But this wasnt just about sending a message.
Frank has all the ingredients of a successful head coach: intelligence, innovation, character, organizational and leadership skills, and a commanding presence, team owner Jim Irsay said. He also has a stellar reputation, and his myriad of life experiences and the people he has worked with make him the perfect fit for us and our fans. I feel extremely fortunate and could not be more excited for Colts Nation and the future of our franchise.
It sure didnt take long to make the decision.
Ballard interviewed the 56-year-old Reich on Friday, the day after Philadelphia held its victory celebration.
He replaces Chuck Pagano Eagles Elite Jerseys , who was fired hours after finishing the season with a 4-12 record and missing the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
Reich takes over a franchise that appears to have some key pieces in place especially if Andrew Luck is healthy.
Luck missed the entire 2017 season after having surgery for a partially torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. He went on injured reserve in November because of lingering pain in his right shoulder after he had started throwing a football.
On Wednesday, Ballard said Luck still hasnt thrown a football since October.
Hes going to do everything right to get himself ready to play and Im very confident, hes very confident, that hes going to come back and prove a lot of people wrong, Ballard said.
The Colts also have a defense that showed steady improvement throughout the season, the No. 3 overall draft pick in April, nearly $80 million to spend in free agency and a promising backup quarterback in Jacoby Brissett, who started 15 games in 2017.
And the Colts already have three assistants on Reichs staff probable defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus Chiefs Elite Jerseys , Mike Phair and Dave DeGuglielmo. All three agreed to join McDaniels staff in Indy and have been promised by Ballard that they will remain on the staff.
Reich, meanwhile, returns to the franchise where he started his coaching career as an intern in 2006. He was named an offensive assistant in 2008, succeeded Jim Caldwell as quarterbacks coach the next season and became receivers coach in 2011.
In 2012, he coached the receivers in Arizona and then was hired as San Diegos quarterbacks coach in 2013. The Chargers promoted him to offensive coordinator in 2014 where he stayed until joining the Eagles in 2016.
Reich may be best known, however, for rallying the Buffalo Bills from a 35-3 deficit to a 41-38 overtime victory over the Houston Oilers in January 1993 the biggest comeback in playoff history.
Now, in his first head coaching job Tennessee Titans Jerseys Womens , he will be paired with the architect of the second-biggest playoff comeback, Luck.
Frank Reich was with me at the end of my tenure with the Colts, Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy wrote on Twitter. He has a creative offensive mind. Hes a great communicator and a high quality person. The Colts are in great hands.
Reich graduated from the University of Maryland where he was a backup to Boomer Esiason. He won the starting quarterback job as a senior and spent 14 seasons in the NFL playing for Buffalo, Carolina, the New York Jets and Detroit.
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