Colts fire head coach Caldwell

The Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Jim Caldwell on Tuesday, six days after bringing in new general manager Ryan Grigson. The firing follows the Colts dismal 2-14 season which resulted in them landing the first-overall pick in the National Football League entry draft. "This was a difficult decision," said Colts chief executive Jim Irsay. "I think that it was based on the feeling that this was a direction the franchise needed to go, and I wanted to make sure that we took all the time we needed to make sure that it was the right decision." In three seasons as Indianapolis' head coach, Caldwell recorded a 26-22 regular season record and a 2-2 mark in the playoffs. He led the Colts to a record of 14-2 with a Super Bowl loss to New Orleans after taking over from Tony Dungy at the beginning of the 2009 season. Grigson was hired last Wednesday.