NEWS LEADER, EYEWITNESS NEWS AT
6:00 STARTS NOW.
>> TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU,
AFTER SUNDAY'S EVENT, WITH THE
PASSING OF EDWIN JACKSON AND
JEFFREY MONROE, IT WAS A VERY
TOUGH TWO DAYS.
AND MY THOUGHTS WERE NOT EVEN
CLOSE TO THIS HEAD COACHING
SEARCH.
MY THOUGHTS WERE WITH EDWIN AND
JEFFREY, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND THE TRAGIC DEATH THAT
OCCURRED ON SUNDAY MORNING.
>> HEAD COACH GENERAL MANAGER, A
TOUGH WEEK FOR THE TEAM.
THE LOSS OF THE PLAYER, AND THE
LOSS OF THEIR TOP COACHING
CANDIDATES.
>> NEW ENGLAND OFFENSIVE
COORDINATOR JOSH McDANIELS
DECIDED A FUTURE WITH THE
PATRIOTS WAS BETTER WITH A
FUTURE WITH THE COLTS.
>> THIS, AS WE'RE GETTING OUR
FIRST LOOK AT THE MAN KILLING A
COLTS PLAYER AND ANOTHER MAN IN
A CRASH THAT OCCURRED ALONG
I-70.
WE START TONIGHT AT 6:00 WITH A
RIVALRY RENEWED.
AS THE LAST LINE THAT COLTS GM
BALLARD DELIVERED AS HE LEFT THE
NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.
>> THE COLTS ARE NOW SCRAMBLING
TO HIRE A NEW HEAD COACH.
JASON SPELLS JOINS US NOW FROM
THE HEADQUARTERS WITH A PROMISE
THAT BALLARD MADE TO COLTS FANS.
>> Reporter: GOOD EVENING, JOHN,
YES.
THE SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAD COACH
IS ON, AFTER JOSH McDANIELS
BACKED OUT OF HIS DEAL WITH
INDIANAPOLIS.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THE
COLTS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN
SCHEDULING NEXT ROUNDS OF
INTERVIEWS WITH COACHING
CANDIDATES.
THEY WILL HAVE A GUIDE HERE
TOMORROW AND ANOTHER GENTLEMEN
ON FRIDAY LOOKING TO FIND THE
NEW LEADER FOR THIS INDIANAPOLIS
TEAM.
GENERAL MANAGER CHRIS BALLARD
DID ADDRESS THE MEDIA.
HE WANTED TO REASSURE THE FANS
AS WELL AS THANK THEM FOR THEIR
SUPPORT THROUGH A TUMULTUOUS
WEEK.
AND THE LATEST UNEXPECTED TURN
IN THEIR SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAD
COACH.
>> WE WILL GET THE RIGHT LEADER
FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, ONE
THAT BELIEVES WHAT WE BELIEVE,
AND WANTS TO GO WHERE WE WANT TO
GO.
I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN THIS.
AND I WANT THE CITY IT KNOW AND
UNDERSTAND THIS, THAT I CAN'T BE
MORE PROUD OF THE LAST FOUR DAYS
OF OUTREACH FROM PEOPLE IN
SUPPORT.
NOT ONLY FOR SUNDAY'S TRAGIC
EVENT, BUT LAST NIGHT.
THERE'S A SENSE OF PRIDE IN THIS
CITY, AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING
IT BACK.
>> BALLARD IS NORMALLY CALM AND
RESERVED THROUGHOUT PRESS
CONFERENCES, HE REMAINED SO FOR
THE MAJORITY OF TODAY EXCEPT FOR
THIS COMMENT HE MADE AS HE WAS
LEAVING THE ROOM.
>> THANK Y'ALL.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
>> THE RIVALRY IS BACK ON.
[Laughter].
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT IS
THE COMPETITOR CHRIS BALLARD
COMING OUT.
THAT LET'S YOU KNOW, THAT
COMMENT THERE, HOW HE FELT AFTER
BEING LEFT AT THE ALTAR BY JOSH
McDANIELS.
COMING UP IN SPORTS, WE HAVE
MUCH MORE ON THIS, INCLUDING A
CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THE
CANDIDATES THE COLTS WILL BE
LOOKING TO SPEAK WITH AS THEY
NOW TRY TO FIND THE RIGHT MATCH
FOR HEAD COACH.
BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
>> WHEN HE SAID PERHAPS OUR
FIRST CHOICE WAS NOT OUR BEST
CHOICE.
WE'LL BE FOLLOWING THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> IN THAT NEWS CONFERENCE,
BALLARD SAID THEY WOULD TAKE
THEIR TIME AND FIND THE RIGHT
COACH.
SO WHO ARE THE LEADINGS
CANDIDATES?
.
NFL NETWORK REQUESTING DAN
CAMPBELL, THE SAINTS ASSISTANT
HEAD COACH, THE OTHER CANDIDATES
THEY HAVE SCHEDULED INTERVIEWS
WITH ARE FRANK REICH, THE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WITH THE
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION EAGLES, AND
LESLIE FRASIER, THE COORDINATOR
WITH THE BUFFALO BILLS.
AND TONY DUNGY IS WEIGHING IN ON
THIS AFTER A REPORT THAT
McDANIELS DECISION WAS BECAUSE
HE FELT MORE COMFORTABLE IN NEW
ENGLAND.
DUNGY SAID, IT'S ONE THING TO GO
BACK ON YOUR WORD TO AN
ORGANIZATION, BUT HAVING AN
ASSISTANT COACH AS A LEAD JOB TO
GO WITH YOU, AND LEAVE THEM OUT
TO DRY IS INDEFENSIBLE.
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