Former Indianapolis Colts linebacker, Cato June, returns to the team as an assistant linebackers coach.
The Indianapolis Colts are continuing to fill out the defensive coaching staff after the recent hire of Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator.
Bradley has already named Ron Milus as the defensive backs coach and Richard Smith as the linebackers coach. The latest hire brings a familiar face and name, back to Indianapolis.
Former Colts linebacker, Cato June, has been hired as Indy’s assistant linebackers coach.
Sources: Bowling Green LB coach Cato June has accepted a job as the Indianapolis Colts assistant linebackers coach. The former NFL linebacker won a Super Bowl as a member of the Colts. He’s also coached in college at Howard and UMass.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 23, 2022
Cato June returns to Colts as coach
June’s career started in Indianapolis in 2003 as a sixth-round pick out of Michigan. He spent his first four seasons with Indy, starting at linebacker for three of them and making the Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro in 2005.
June’s final season with the Colts was in 2006 when the team won Super Bowl 41. After parting ways with Indy, June played two seasons with the Buccaneers and one with the Bears before transitioning into coaching.
As a coach, June started his career coaching high school for five years before joining Howard University’s coaching staff in 2016. He coached outside linebackers for Howard for four seasons before moving on to the University of Massachusetts.
At UMass, he also coached outside linebackers for one season before joining the coaching staff at Bowling Green for the same position.
Now, June is leaving the college scene for his first NFL coaching job with Indianapolis. June will be lucky to have talented players to work with like Darius Leonard and Bobby Okereke.
He joins Indy’s staff as the team is preparing to go to the next level. There has been a lot of turnover for the Colts this offseason and there will likely be more.
This is a team with Super Bowl aspirations, so they are making the moves necessary to get them there. The last time Indy won a Super Bowl was when Cato June was wearing a Colts uniform. Now he’ll do his part in coaching to get Indianapolis back there.
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