Green Bay Packers reportedly interview Chuck Pagano, Jim Caldwell

Staff writer

Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 2:56 AM

The Green Bay Packers have already started their search for a new head coach.

The Packers have recently interviewed former Indianapolis Colts coaches Jim Caldwell and Chuck Pagano, according to NBC and Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The #Packers have indeed interviewed form Lions coach Jim Caldwell as ProFootballTalk reported, a source confirmed. He is a Beloit, WI, native, who has been to a Super Bowl with the #Colts.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) December 27, 2018

The #Packers have interviewed another former #Colts head coach, Chuck Pagano, two sources said. He coached the Colts from 2012-'17. He also worked with Mike Pettine in Baltimore and hired Joe Philbin in Indianapolis.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) December 27, 2018

Both Pagano and Caldwell are currently not employed by any NFL teams, which is why the Packers can interview them while the season is still in progress.

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The Green Bay Packers have reportedly interviewed former Indianapolis Colts coaches Jim Caldwell and Chuck Pagano to replace Mike McCarthy as head coach. (AP/Gary Landers)

Caldwell, a Beloit, Wisconsin, native, coached the Colts from 2009-2011. He was hired by the Detroit Lions in 2014, where he stayed until 2017. The 63-year-old has compiled a 62-50 overall record, and led the Colts to the playoffs four times and had one Super Bowl appearance in 2009.

Pagano last coached in the league for the Colts from 2012-2017, taking over for Caldwell after he was fired. The 58-year-old compiled a 54-43 record, and led Indianapolis to a 4-12 record in his final season.

The Packers fired Mike McCarthy earlier this month, ending his 13-year tenure with the team after he led them to a 4-7-1 start this year. Green Bay — which promoted Joe Philbin to interim head coach after firing McCarthy — is currently on pace to finish the season with its worst record since 2008, and will miss the playoffs for the second straight year.