According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Indianapolis Colts are also interviewing special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone for their head coaching vacancy:
The #Colts are interviewing special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone for their head coaching job today, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 11, 2023
The 40 year old is a highly regarded special teams coach, whose Colts special teams units have consistently ranked among the league’s best (although to be fair, the Colts did rank just 26th in 2022 in special teams DVOA [via Football Outsiders], likely impacted by punter Rigoberto Sanchez’s season-ending injury, since replaced kicker Rodrigo Blankenship’s early struggles, and the loss of special teams standouts George Odum to free agency, as well as Ashton Dulin to injury for a stretch).