Colts hire Josh McDaniels as head coach

The Indianapolis Colts officially announced Josh McDaniels as their new head coach Tuesday.

A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday.

McDaniels has served as the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator for nine seasons split up by a two-year stint as the Denver Broncos' head coach in 2009-2010 and a year as the then-St. Louis Rams' offensive coordinator in 2011.

His Patriots offenses ranked in the top 10 in every season except two. In those two years, the Patriots ranked 11th in offense.

This season, under McDaniels' direction, New England finished first overall in offense and quarterback Tom Brady won MVP honors.

The Patriots reached the Super Bowl, but lost 41-33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

McDaniels' staff with the Colts is already taking shape, as he's expected to bring aboard Matt Eberflus as his defensive coordinator, Dave DeGuglielmo to run his offensive line, and Mike Phair to coach the defensive line, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB.

The Colts' hire completes the 2017 coaching carousel, in which the Detroit Lions hired away Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, the New York Giants installed Pat Shurmur, the Chicago Bears hired Matt Nagy, the Tennessee Titans picked Mike Vrabel, the Oakland Raiders brought back Jon Gruden, and the Arizona Cardinals hired Steve Wilks.

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