Report: Colts will not extend Pagano's contract before the season
The Indianapolis Colts do not plan on giving head coach Chuck Pagano a contract extension before next season, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports.
Pagano, 54, is entering the final season of a four-year contract. The Colts have finished 11-5 in each of his three seasons as head coach. Indianapolis reached the AFC title game last season, eventually losing to the Patriots.
He missed 12 games after being diagnosed with leukemia during the 2012 season.
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