After firing coach Frank Reich on Monday afternoon, the Colts quickly found his replacement in former franchise center Jeff Saturday. The shocking interim hire caught most of the sports world off-guard, including Saturday’s media peers at ESPN.
Colts owner Jim Irsay announced the news at 12:47 p.m. ET and just a few minutes later, his colleagues Hannah Storm and Jay Harris discussed the matter on an edition of SportsCenter. The pair seemed rather surprised, noting that Saturday was scheduled to appear on the show on Tuesday.
“Jeff Saturday, who played with the Colts for 13 seasons… He won a Super Bowl with Peyton Manning as they beat the Bears in Super Bowl XLI,” Storm explained.