Josh McDaniels’ Agent Said He Was Making “Biggest Mistake Of His Career” Backing Out On Deal With Colts

February 7, 2018

Here’s a collection of reports regarding Josh McDaniels after he made the stunning decision to back out of an agreement with the Colts to be their next head coach Tuesday night:

Mike Garafolo reports that McDaniels and the Patriots agreed to tweak his contract, which will pay him more money to remain New England’s offensive coordinator, but obviously far less than he would have received from the Colts.
According to Garafolo, the prevailing assumption is that McDaniels made the move because he will be the coach-in-waiting behind Bill Belichick. However, Garafolo says that there’s no written agreement in place with the Patriots that he will take over for Belichick once he’s ready to retire.
Interestingly enough, McDaniels is represented by the same agent, Bob Lamonte, as Colts GM Chris Ballard. Garafolo reported Wednesday morning that Lamonte told him that he was making “perhaps the biggest professional mistake of his career by backing out of this Colts job at this point.”
Peter King reports that while there is no wording in McDaniels contract with the Patriots to be their next head coach, it’s still considered “likely.”
King writes that McDaniels felt more comfortable staying in New England than he did taking the Colts’ job, particularly after hearing pitches from Robert Kraft and Belichick.
King’s source said McDaniels felt better about the Patriots’ structure and long-term prospects than about Indy’s, even with Tom Brady playing next season at 41.
Josina Anderson, citing a source families with the situation, reports that McDaniels spoke with all of his would-be assistants if he joined the Colts’ staff and that he spoke to them, “shortly after [talking to] Indy.”