Shane Steichen coaching history: Where did he coach before Colts?

Shane Steichen has been hired as the new Indianapolis Colts head coach. We look at his coaching history to see his career that led to Indy.

It became clear leading up to Super Bowl 57 that a few NFL teams were waiting on the game to end in order to make their head coaching hire. One such team was the Indianapolis Colts, who made that statement even truer on Tuesday morning when they announced the hiring of former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen to be their next head coach.

The Colts spent roughly half the season with literally-never-coached-in-the-NFL and former center Jeff Saturday as their interim head coach after the decision to fire Frank Reich, who was hired this offseason by the Panthers. Saturday was a candidate to be retained. However, Jim Irsay and the brass in Indianapolis elected to go with the up-and-coming Steichen after he helped guide Jalen Hurts and the Eagles to the Super Bowl.

But who is the new head man in Indy? Let’s take a look at the Shane Steichen coaching history to see how he worked his way up the NFL coaching ranks to get the job with the Colts.

Shane Steichen coaching history: Where was Colts head coach before?

Despite being only 37 years old, Steichen has been in the NFL since 2011. Moreover, he got his start in his coaching career as an offensive assistant at the University of Louisville on then-head coach Charlie Strong’s staff. He was then hired by the Chargers, stayed for two years, left for the Browns for one year, and then returned to San Diego and eventually Los Angeles before landing on Nick Sirianni’s staff in Philadelphia.

Here’s a look at the full Shane Steichen coaching history with his roles and tenures in each position.

• 2010: Louisville, offensive assistant
• 2011-12: San Diego Chargers, defensive assistant
• 2013: Cleveland Browns, offensive quality control coach
• 2014-15: San Diego Chargers, offensive quality control coach
• 2016-19: San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, quarterbacks coach
• 2019: Los Angeles Chargers, interim offensive coordinator
• 2020: Los Angeles Chargers, offensive coordinator
• 2021-22: Philadelphia Eagles, offensive coordinator
• 2023: Indianapolis Colts, head coach

Given the development of Hurts in Philadelphia that helped lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl 57 berth and nearly a win along with the impressive offense that team had, it’s not hard to see why the Colts were so quick to put his name on the dotted line after the Big Game ended.