Frank Reich arrived as head coach of the Colts shortly after Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels took the same job, assembled a staff and risked nuking his professional career by backing out at the last minute.
Reich stood behind a podium and watched owner Jim Irsay and general manager Chris Ballard talk about the shocking retirement of Andrew Luck just before the start of the 2018 season, a year after Reich left a Super Bowl championship team that depended on the heroics of a backup quarterback whom Reich had to prepare after the team’s MVP candidate went down with a torn ACL.