According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, there was “increasing chatter” that Josh McDaniels was getting cold feet and would prefer to stay with the Patriots. Many other reporters shot that rumor down, but Florio has since been vindicated as those rumors have come true.
As of this morning, the Colts were making moves to officially announce McDaniels as their next head coach during a press conference on Wednesday. Throughout the day, reports came out that McDaniels had already brought in three coaches to add to his coaching staff.
Apparently it was not a done deal as Adam Schefter is reporting that Patriots owner Robert Kraft sweetened McDaniels’ contract in order to keep him in New England.