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Indianapolis Colts DC Bradley out after regression in 2024

INDIANAPOLIS -- Veteran defensive coordinator Gus Bradley is out in Indy.

On Monday, the Colts "parted ways" with Bradley, the former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach and one-time defensive coordinator for Seattle's "Legion of Boom" units in the 2010s. Bradley joined the Colts in 2022 and survived the midseason firing of former Colts coach Frank Reich later that year.

Bradley was retained after last season, but his defense showed further slippage in 2024, leading to his ouster. The Colts' defense never ranked higher than 24th in points allowed over the course of the 2024 regular season and regressed from 15th in yards allowed during his first season to 29th this season (361.