INDIANAPOLIS — Chuck Pagano is getting back into the NFL after a half-decade away from the game. The former Colts head coach has been hired as senior secondary coach for the Ravens, heading back to Baltimore for the first time since he was John Harbaugh’s defensive coordinator in 2011, the last job he held before taking over in Indianapolis.

Chuck Pagano didn't spend much time thinking about whether to come out of retirement to join the Ravens coaching staff.

On Tuesday night, the Baltimore Ravens officially announced the return of former coach Chuck Pagano as their senior secondary advisor. Pagano, 64, was the Ravens' secondary coach from head coach John Harbaugh's arrival in 2008 up until 2010,

After four years out of the game and offers to join other staffs, Pagano is back as the Ravens' senior secondary coach. On Wednesday, he joined "The Pat McAfee Show," where he has been a contributor during his time away from coaching, to explain why he made the decision to return.

Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has come out of retirement to rejoin the Baltimore Ravens' coaching staff.

Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has been hired as the Baltimore Ravens' senior secondary coach, the team announced Tuesday evening.

The Ravens' John Harbaugh lured former Colts coach Chuck Pagano out of a four-year retirement to join his staff as a senior secondary coach in an effort to improve Baltimore's inconsistent pass defense.

Baltimore's former defensive coordinator (2011) and secondary coach (2008-10) is joining the Ravens as senior secondary coach, Head Coach John Harbaugh announced Tuesday night.

The Ravens are bringing in a veteran coach in Chuck Pagano for the 2025 season, but they are also parting ways with a longtime member of John Harbaugh's staff.

Chris Hewitt, who was the Ravens’ assistant head coach/pass game coordinator and had been on staff since 2012, won’t return next season.

Chuck Pagano is going back to the NFL as the secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens. But the former Indianapolis Colts head coach had some unfinished business on The Pat McAfee Show before he could fully launch back into the football grind.