Colts announce Lou Anarum as their defensive coordinator

The Colts hired Lou Anarum as their new defensive coordinator on Tuesday.

Anarumo joins the Colts after serving as the Bengals’ defensive coordinator for the past six seasons. He brings 36 years of coaching experience to Indianapolis and has extensive experience coaching defensive backs.

“I am thrilled to add Lou Anaruma as our defensive coordinator,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said in a statement. “With many years of coaching experience, Lou is a proven leader who will demand the best from our players. His strategic mindset and unique scheme will be invaluable as we build a fast and disciplined defensive unit.”

Anarumo spent seven seasons as the defensive backs coach for the Dolphins (2012-2017) and Giants (2018) before arriving in Cincinnati. He also served as the Dolphins’ interim defensive coordinator in 2015 under interim head coach Dan Campbell.

Before making the jump to the NFL in 2012, Anarumo coached at the college level for 23 years.

Anaumo coached Purdue’s defensive backs from 2004-11 and was Marshall’s defensive backs coach from 2001-03. He doubled as the Thunder’s special teams coordinator in 2003.

From 1995-2000, Anarumo was Harvard’s associate head coach, defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator, and at Harvard he met Joe Philbin, then the Crimson’s offensive line coach. Philbin hired Anaruma as the Dolphins’ defensive backs coach after being hired as Miami’s head coach in 2012.