In a move absolutely no one saw coming, Josh McDaniels has reportedly decided to turn down the Indianapolis Colts' head coaching job to return to the New England Patriots as offensive coordinator. The report comes to us via ESPN's Adam Schefter, who notes that McDaniels was enticed to return, in part, because Patriots owner Robert Kraft offered him a more lucrative deal. It had been a forgone conclusion that McDaniels would move on to the Colts once New England's season was over. Based on McDaniels decision to return to New England, speculation ramped up Tuesday night that head coach Bill Belichick was on the verge of retiring. But according to ESPN's Mike Reiss, Belichick will in fact return to the Patriots in 2018.

Source: Forbes February 07, 2018 01:41 UTC