The Ravens’ secondary coach is happy to stay with the flock.
Chuck Pagano, 64, said Thursday he does not want to be a head coach in the NFL again.
“No, sir,” he told reporters. “Nobody has any idea until you sit in that seat.”
Pagano recently ended his four-year retirement from coaching to reunite with head coach John Harbaugh and the Ravens.
He comes back to a role he is already familiar with, as he held that same position back in 2008 when he was first hired.
“Some of my fondest memories and coaching moments were the first time I was here,” Pagano said. “[As a head coach], you get pulled away from what you love doing, and that’s coaching the game.”
After serving as the secondary coach from 2008-10, Pagano was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2011.
That year, the Ravens’ defense was ironclad, allowing only 16.8 points per game, which was third best in the league.
But in 2012, it was time for Pagano to bolt after being selected as the Colts’ head coach.
He stayed in that role until 2017, when he was fired following a 4-12 season.
During his time in Indianapolis, he guided the Colts to three consecutive playoff appearances with young quarterback Andrew Luck.
But those days are behind Pagano.
Now, he has a very talented secondary to guide this season with the Ravens.
They have veteran cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Chidobe Awuzie, as well as young talent with Kyle Hamilton, Malaki Starks and Nate Wiggins.
Though the talent is there, the secondary group struggled mightily last season.
They gave up 4,150 passing yards and surrendered an average of 238 yards through the air per game, making them the sixth-worst in that category.