Recent reports and rumors from NFL insiders suggested it, but the Indianapolis Colts have fired defensive coordinator Gus Bradley after three seasons with the team. Head coach Shane Steichen had this to say:

The Indianapolis Colts parted ways with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley after three seasons with the team and multiple underperforming years.

After departing from Gus Bradley, the Indianapolis Colts should consider these three defensive coordinators next.

Colts coach Shane Steichen saw some appeal in working with a veteran defensive coordinator with experience as a head coach, and though things didn’t work out well with Bradley in the end, perhaps that’s still the type of coach Steichen is looking for.

The Indianapolis Colts faced the possibility of losing head coach Shane Steichen following a disappointing 8-9 season. Steichen is safe, but defensive coordinator Gus Bradley wasn’t. That move emerged as a topic of discussion for DeForest Buckner.

The Indianapolis Colts fired defensive coordinator Gus Bradley on Monday after his third season with the team.

Indianapolis was Bradley's fourth stop as a defensive coordinator and now Shane Steichen is looking for his replacement.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts coach Shane Steichen said no decision has been made about retaining defensive coordinator Gus Bradley on Monday during his press conference. "There's no decision," he said, noting that it will be part of the evaluation process.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Veteran defensive coordinator Gus Bradley is out in Indy. On Monday, the Colts said they "parted ways" with Bradley, the former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach and one-time ...

Shane Steichen is ready to start his third season as coach of the Indianapolis Colts and he's already making changes.

INDIANAPOLIS — A different man will be leading the Colts defense next season. The question is whether or not there will be significant changes to the team’s defensive approach. Indianapolis parted ways with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley on Monday ...

Indianapolis parted ways with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley on Monday, pulling the plug on Bradley’s three-year tenure two weeks after the Colts defense blew the team’s last chance at a ...