Unexpected information: The head coach of the Colts was caught having an affair with a key player’s wife.
The NFL team announced on Monday that head coach Shane Steichen has left the Indianapolis Colts.
Jeff Saturday, a former Super Bowl winner and Pro Bowl center for the Colts, has been named interim head coach.
In addition to serving as an ESPN analyst since 2013, he has advised the Colts for the past few years.
Saturday has never held a coaching position in the NFL or at a college.
Jim Irsay, the owner and CEO of the Colts, declared during a press conference that “he’s the best man for the job; there’s no question about it in my mind.” He is a leader and very tough to start with. The most important factor when searching for head coaches is leadership.
Before their NCAA college football match against Texas Tech on Saturday, October 1, 2022, in Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State players run onto the field.
For the majority of my life, I’ve been a football fan. But I’m no longer able to watch
The Colts player from 1999 to 2011, who played one final season in Green Bay, is “very intelligent; that’s very important,” Irsay added on Saturday. You must be a very intelligent person. You must be able to collaborate with others.
He told reporters that his acting coach “knows this game inside and out.”
Saturday, 47, expressed surprise at being chosen for the position ahead of some current employees with head coaching experience.
“To say that I’m shocked would be an understatement,” he told reporters about Irsay’s late-night call. “I feel completely competent. I was thrilled about the chance. But even though I know I need to put in a lot of effort, I don’t have any illusions about being anything extraordinary.
Saturday contrasted the expectations with those of his NFL debut, having played for the University of North Carolina and been named two-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference, despite not being selected.
Saturday was cut before the 1998 season, despite having signed with the Baltimore Ravens. After that, Saturday was employed at an electrical supply company. Prior to the 1999 season, he signed a contract with the Colts. In the end, he was selected for the first team of the All-Pro team twice and played for the 2006 Super Bowl-winning squad.
The best thing about my career thus far has been that no one anticipated anything when I first arrived (in 1999), and no one expects anything now that I am a coach. It should go very well if everything goes according to plan, he stated.
In his fifth season with the Colts, Reich finished with a 40-33-1 regular season record and a 1-2 postseason record.
After the New England Patriots defeated the team by a score of 23 points on Sunday, Reich remarked, “We have players that are plenty good enough.” “I need to perform better. I’ll start by taking offense. I need to do a better job of getting the team ready for the game, positioning the team to win, and having solutions ready for when issues arise.
With only 14.7 points per game, the Colts rank last in the NFL, according to ESPN.
Frank Reich leaves the field following his team’s 17-16 loss to the Washington Commanders on October 30 in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium.
