Colts ready to hire McDaniels as head coach after Super Bowl

The Indianapolis Colts remain on track to hire New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their next head coach after Super Bowl LII.

The Colts decided to offer the job to McDaniels after a second meeting Friday to discuss shared long-term visions, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday.

In the first meeting with McDaniels, Colts owner Jim Irsay did not attend. Irsay made the trip to New England with general manager Chris Ballard to participate in the second interview, league sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

The Colts can't officially offer McDaniels a contract until the Patriots' season ends next Sunday when they play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis.

McDaniels, 41, would inherit a Colts team that went 4-12 and finished last in the AFC South in 2017 under Chuck Pagano, who was fired after six seasons on Dec. 31.

Renowned for his work with Tom Brady, McDaniels would inherit the talented but oft-injured Andrew Luck with the Colts. The 28-year-old quarterback has missed 26 regular-season games the past three seasons, including all of the 2017 season following shoulder surgery.

The Colts have the third pick in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft.

McDaniels has been with the Patriots for all but three seasons since 2001. He has been the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 2012, the same positions he held in New England from 2006-08.

This would be McDaniels' second stint as a head coach. He led the Denver Broncos to an 11-17 record before being fired midway through the 2010 season.

--Field Level Media