Josh McDaniels spurning the Colts likely will follow the Patriots offensive coordinator for the rest of his career, and he knows it.
Monday night during Super Bowl LIII Opening Night, McDaniels reflected on his controversial change of heart regarding the Colts head coaching position.
“It’s a lot that goes into it,” McDaniels said. “I think at the end of the day you have to make the best decision for yourself and your family. I’ve said this a number of times: The timing of all that stuff was not. . . . I wasn’t proud of any of that stuff.
“Really happy for their success in Indianapolis this year and a significant amount of respect for those guys and excited they had a good year, the year that they had, and a very, very bright future.”
The Colts, as McDaniels eludes to, enjoyed a successful season under head coach Frank Reich. Indianapolis went 10-6 in the regular season before falling to the Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round.
Along with the fallout from the Colts situation, McDaniels addressed the head coaching rumors that swirled earlier this season.
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“I can’t control. . . .” McDaniels said. “I can only control what I do. It’s been a year. I think everybody has moved forward from that, and the decisions that are made are made, and there are a lot of things that go into those. I have a lot of things that are important in my life. If I have the chance to do that, I would love to, but I’m also supremely fortunate and really privileged to work for our organization and continue to try to do my best here at this place and compete on Sunday and do what I can do to help our team win.”
McDaniels was linked to both the Packers and Browns job openings, but the two teams instead decided on Matt LaFleur and Freddie Kitchens respectively.
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