Colts hire Frank Reich as new head coach
Frank Reich
FILE - This Dec. 12  2017 file photo shows Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator  Frank Reich  speaking with members of the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia. The Indianapolis Colts have hired  Reich  as their new head coach. Team officials made the announcement Sunday  Feb. 11  2018.  Reich  is expected to be introduced at a news conference Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke  file) (Photo: The Associated Press)
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  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 team's website.
By hiring  Reich   another touted offensive coordinator and a potential leading candidate next season  only added another chapter to the long and bitter series.
And the Colts already have three assistants on  Reich 's staff â probable defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus  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 Diego's 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 â the biggest comeback in playoff history.
" 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. He's 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.
FILE - This Dec. 12  2017 file photo shows Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator   [TGT] speaking with members of the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia. The Indianapolis Colts have hired  Reich  as their new head coach. Team officials made the announcement Sunday  Feb. 11  2018.   [TGT] is expected to be introduced at a news conference Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke  file) (Photo: The Associated Press)
And   [TGT] 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  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   [TGT] is expected to be introduced at a news conference Tuesday.
Colts officials posted a photo of  Reich  signing the deal on the team's website.
By hiring  Reich   another touted offensive coordinator and a potential leading candidate next season  only added another chapter to the long and bitter series.
And the Colts already have three assistants on   [TGT]  's staff â probable defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus  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.
  [TGT] meanwhile  returns to the franchise where   [TGT]   started   [TGT]   coaching career as an intern in 2006.   [TGT]   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 Diego's quarterbacks coach in 2013. The Chargers promoted  him  to offensive coordinator in 2014 where  he  stayed until joining the Eagles in 2016.
  [TGT] 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 â the biggest comeback in playoff history.
"  [TGT] was with  me  at the end of my tenure with the Colts " Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy wrote on Twitter. " [TGT]  has a creative offensive mind.  [TGT] 's a great communicator and a high quality person. The Colts are in great hands."
  [TGT] graduated from the University of Maryland where   [TGT]   was a backup to Boomer Esiason.   [TGT]   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.