The Indianapolis Colts announced the following coaching staff additions for the 2026 campaign, with the biggest hire being defensive line coach Marion Hobby as previously reported:
Colts.com does an exceptional job here of recapping their past experience, which I’d recommend checking out for their individual backgrounds—and won’t simply regurgitate here.
Barring any last minute moves, their coaching staff is apparently full right now.
Once it was announced earlier by team ownership that head coach Shane Steichen was coming back for the 2026 campaign (along with longtime general manager Chris Ballard), there wasn’t expected to be much turnover, assuming that both coordinators: Jim Bob Cooter (offensive) and Lou Anarumo (defensive) returned.
Colts passing game coordinator Alex Tanney also interviewed for the once vacant New York Giants offensive coordinator position—along with Cooter, but will also return as the passing game coordinator for Indianapolis.
While both coordinators, Cooter and Anarumo, recently garnered coordinator or head coaching interviews elsewhere respectively, it appears that the coordinator pair will return to Indianapolis for at least one more season. Aside from veteran collegiate defensive line coach Charlie Partridge departing to Notre Dame, and fellow veteran coach Marion Hobby being reportedly his replacement, it was a relatively quiet coaching offseason for the Colts—aside from some slight assistant coaching shuffling here-and-there.
That should only help the Colts from a continuity perspective entering this early offseason, but if the current coaching staff doesn’t get the job done this upcoming season, there could be major changes coming in Indy—starting with Steichen and carrying over to nearly his entire coaching staff.
From the Colts ownership’s perspective, it would seem reasonable that both offensive line coach Tony Sparano Jr. and wide receivers coach Reggie Wayne would be retained—regardless of what changes happen elsewhere.
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