Reports: Colts part ways with OL coach DeGuglielmo

The Indianapolis Colts are parting ways with offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo despite his unit being one of the best in football this past season, according to multiple reports Thursday.

The Colts allowed an NFL-low 18 sacks and graded out second in pass blocking and fourth in run blocking by Football Outsiders, but DeGuglielmo is out after just one year because head coach Frank Reich wants to hire his own guy, per NFL Network.

Indianapolis gave up a league-high 56 sacks in 2017.

DeGuglielmo was the only offensive coach hired last year by Josh McDaniels before the Patriots' offensive coordinator changed his mind at the 11th hour to pass on the Colts' head-coaching post. The Colts went on to hire Reich, who led the team to the playoffs as a wild card in his first season, in large part because of the revamped O-line.

Further, there were reports that Reich and DeGuglielmo weren't on the same page. However, NFL Network reports Reich is recommending DeGuglielmo to others.

DeGuglielmo has been an assistant coach for 13 years, including previous stops in Miami, New England and with the New York Giants, the latter two resulting in Super Bowl titles.

According to Sirius XM NFL, the Colts also will lose assistant offensive line coach Bobby Johnson, who will be the Buffalo Bills' next offensive line coach.

Johnson will be in his second stint in Buffalo, after serving as assistant offensive line coach from 2010-11.

Whomever Reich hires in Indianapolis will inherit a group of young linemen led by All-Pro rookie left guard Quenton Nelson, rookie right tackle Braden Smith and former first-round center Ryan Kelly.

The Colts were ousted from the playoffs by the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.

--Field Level Media

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