Colts make several coaching changes

Colts find a few new coaches.

The Indianapolis Colts made several changes to their coaching staff, including the hiring of three new coaches, the team announced Thursday.

Some of these have been reported while others are new. The Colts hired Brian Baker to be the new defensive line coach, Mike Groh will be the wide receivers coach and Tyler Boyles has been hired to be the Assistant to the Head Coach. Those are the new additions.

A few current coaches also made some changes. Kevin Patullo, the former wide receivers coach, will be moving into a new role called the Pass Game Specialist. Parks Frazier has been named the offensive quality control coach.

The newest addition is Baker, who has immense experience working as a defensive coach—both in the NFL and at the collegiate level. From the release given by the team:

Baker has 36 years of coaching experience, including 19 seasons in the NFL. He served as associate head coach/defensive line coach at Alabama in 2019. From 2016-18, Baker was the defensive line coach at Mississippi State. He was an assistant coach at Covenant Christian Academy of Colleyville (Texas) in 2015. Baker previously spent 19 years (1996-2014) in the NFL and coached eight Pro Bowlers. He spent time on the defensive staffs for the Washington Redskins (2014), Cleveland Browns (2013), Dallas Cowboys (2011-12), Carolina Panthers (2009-2010), St. Louis Rams (2006-08), Minnesota Vikings (2001-05), Detroit Lions (1997-2000) and San Diego Chargers (1996). Baker coached at Georgia Tech from 1987-95. He served as the linebackers coach in each of those years and added the defensive coordinator title in 1995. Baker coached running backs at Army in 1986. He spent two seasons at his alma mater, Maryland, as a graduate assistant (1985) and student assistant (1984). Baker played outside linebacker at Maryland from 1980-83 and helped the Terps win the ACC championship in 1983.

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