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The Colts haven’t made an official announcement regarding their new defensive coordinator and their attempt to keep that information to themselves for the time being was scuttled by Ravens coach John Harbaugh at a Thursday press conference.

Harbaugh said that Ted Monachino will make the move from Ravens linebackers coach to running the defense in Indianapolis. Monachino’s name was mentioned as a possibility to make the move to the Colts when Greg Manusky was relieved of his duties this week and has a prior relationship with Colts coach Chuck Pagano from their time together on the Ravens coaching staff.

Monachino has never been a defensive coordinator at the NFL level. He spent the last six seasons on Baltimore’s staff coaching players like Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs, who helped the Ravens win a Super Bowl ring after the 2012 season. Monachino was previously a defensive line coach with the Jaguars from 2006 to 2009.

The Colts will be trying to improve a defense that has ranked in the bottom half of the league in both points and yards allowed for most of Pagano’s time in Indianapolis.