Eagles OC Frank Reich to become Colts’ head coach

By: Jesse Larch, Sports Talk Philly editor 

When Josh McDaniels spurned the Indianapolis Colts one of the first names to be connected to the newly open head coaching position was Eagles' offensive coordinator Frank Reich. 

Earlier today ESPN's Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen reported that Reich was the favorite to land the job in Indianapolis and now NFL Network's Mike Garafolo has reported that Reich will indeed become the next head coach of the Colts:

Frank Reich will be the Colts’ new coach. Five-year deal with the team has been agreed to and about to be finalized, source says. @espn reported earlier he was the fave.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 11, 2018

Reich is reuniting with the Colts after spending his first years as an NFL coach with the Colts' organization. From 2008-2011 Reich served in various roles on the Indianapolis staff. He served as a wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals and a quarterbacks coach for the then-San Diego Chargers before being promoted to offensive coordinator with the Chargers. 

Reich joined Doug Pederson's staff as an offensive coordinator when Pederson was hired by the Eagles in 2016 and added a Super Bowl victory to his resume that was already garnering attention because of his work in developing Carson Wentz. 

The Eagles now have vacancies at offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, but are expected to fill the vacancies from within. Expect current running backs coach Duce Staley to emerge as a front-runner for offensive coordinator.