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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Colts coach Tony Dungy will wait until after Indianapolis' Super Bowl appearance against Chicago -- before considering his future with the team.

Dungy signed a contract extension last year that would keep him in Indianapolis through 2009. But many have wondered whether the 51-year-old coach, who previously said he intended to retire at age 50, might resign if he wins the Super Bowl.

"That's something I've not thought a whole lot about," he said Wednesday. "I'll sit down with (owner) Jim (Irsay) and my wife at the end of the year. The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more."

Off the field, however, Dungy has endured trying times since coming to Indianapolis.

His mother, Cleomae, died in January 2002, and his father, Wilbur, died in June 2004. Tony Dungy's oldest son, 18-year-old James, committed suicide at his apartment in Tampa, Fla., in December 2005.

Dungy to consider future with Colts after season - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

[Lefty Noob]

Wow, interesting... never imagined Dungy might be nearing the end of his career. He seems like he has many good years left in him.

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Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Wow, interesting... never imagined Dungy might be nearing the end of his career. He seems like he has many good years left in him.

i felt the same way

but, if he had a basic plan to retire at 50....he is now 51....so maybe a Super Bowl win is the icing on the cake he needs to walk away

add to his retirement age plan all that he has been through with off field issues........and i could see this being his last game........atleast for a few years

question is..........what would this do to the Colts

[nflrunner]

He knows the issues Indi has the next few years concerning the salery cap.
They put all their eggs in one basket for this year......