Fresh off the Super Bowl LVII loss, Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen is flying to Indianapolis on Monday to finalize a deal with the Colts to become their new head coach, ESPN reported.
The report comes hours after the Eagles lost 38-35 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Steichen’s offense also put up 417 total yards in a losing effort.
Steichen would replace Frank Reich and Jeff Saturday.
The Colts notified the other candidates Sunday morning that they had chosen to go in another direction. The final candidates were Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, Green Bay Packers special teams coach Rich Bisaccia and Saturday, NFL Network reported.
Saturday went 1-7 as interim head coach.
The Eagles’ offense ranked first in the league in rushing touchdowns, and the team’s 477 points scored ranked second only to the Chiefs.
Steichen, 37, joined the Eagles in 2021. He previously held a variety of coaching roles with the Los Angeles Chargers and was offensive coordinator for one season (2020).
–Field Level Media