'No sir': Ravens asst. Pagano done with being HC

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Chuck Pagano made a wide favoritism Thursday: He ever wanted to instrumentality to coaching, but helium ne'er wants to beryllium a caput manager again.

Pagano, 64, ended his four-year status successful precocious January, when helium was hired arsenic the Baltimore Ravens' elder secondary coach. After Thursday's practice, Pagano insisted helium is focused connected his occupation successful Baltimore and thing beyond that.

"No sir," helium said erstwhile asked if helium has immoderate tendency to beryllium an NFL caput manager again. "Nobody has immoderate thought until you beryllium successful that seat."

Pagano was the Indianapolis Colts' caput manager from 2012 to 2017, compiling a 56-46 grounds (.549), including the playoffs. In six seasons, helium guided the Colts to 2 AFC South titles and 3 postseason berths, which included a nonaccomplishment to the New England Patriots successful the AFC Championship Game successful 2014.

"Some of my fondest memories and coaching moments were the archetypal clip I was present [in Baltimore] and conscionable being a secondary coach," Pagano said. "[As a caput coach], you get pulled distant from what you emotion doing and that's coaching the game. You got truthful galore different things going. ... But no, I'm good. I've had capable of [head coaching]."

Pagano's instrumentality to Baltimore really started with a telephone to Harbaugh astir different coach. In January, Pagano reached retired astir a imaginable campaigner for Harbaugh's antiaircraft staff. Then, Harbaugh asked Pagano whether helium wanted to manager again, which led to a Zoom telephone and yet a reunion.

Pagano was the secondary manager connected Harbaugh's archetypal coaching unit successful Baltimore successful 2008. Three years later, Pagano became the antiaircraft coordinator for the Ravens, who ranked No. 3 successful yards and points allowed successful 2011.

On Thursday, Pagano considered it a no-brainer to instrumentality to the Ravens.

"This was conscionable astir apt the lone accidental that would get maine disconnected the couch," Pagano said. "A batch of my friends backmost location said, 'Are you retired of your mind? Why would you spell backmost to the grind?' You can't replicate this. You can't replicate the grind."

Pagano thought astir returning to coaching the time helium retired.

"I ne'er truly stopped reasoning astir coaching and reasoning astir the game," Pagano said. "My kids, my wife, my daughters -- they don't cognize immoderate amended -- but they each thought I retired excessively young."

Now, Pagano is backmost successful Baltimore, wherever helium tin assistance Zach Orr, the Ravens' second-year antiaircraft coordinator. The Ravens allowed 4,150 yards passing successful 2024, which marked the 2nd clip successful their past that they gave up implicit 4,000 yards passing successful a azygous season.

Pagano volition oversee a talented secondary that includes 2 Pro Bowl players -- information Kyle Hamilton and cornerback Marlon Humphrey -- and cornerback Nate Wiggins, a 2024 first-round pick.

Many players person already approached Pagano astir what they could enactment on. He gave each 1 a elaborate response, according to Orr.

"He's a DB expert," Orr said. "He's going to beryllium great. I'm fired up astir him."