Jeff Saturday will not call offensive plays with Colts

Assistant quarterbacks coach Parks Frazier will take over playcalling duties on Indianapolis offense

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts they have an interim head coach who has never coached above the high school level and now they have a play caller who had never performed his new role before.

Air Raid Specialist/Assistant Quarterbacks Coach parks frazier will assume the duties of send the plays for the team under interim head coach Jeff Saturdaymultiple sources confirmed to ESPN this Tuesday. The news was first reported by the NFL Network.

saturday said during a news conference on Monday that he had been interviewing current aid corps members throughout the day to determine who might be best suited to take over call the plays. That role was previously filled by former head coach Frank Reich, who was fired by the team Monday.

The team also considered quarterbacks coach Scott Milanovich as a candidate to handle the duties of call the playsaccording to one source, before ultimately deciding on Frazier. Milanovich has served as a playcaller in the Canadian Football League and also did so with the Jacksonville Jaguars while he was in charge on an interim basis for the final five weeks of the 2018 season.

Frazier30, is close to Reich, an ordained minister who officiated at the wedding of Frazier. Reich relied heavily on Frazier while he was an assistant head coach in 2018 and 2019 before promoting him to quality control coach in 2020 and assistant quarterbacks coach in 2021.

Frazier He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and is considered among the leaders in the corps of assistants in the use of technology and data. He has also worked closely over the past year and a half with Sam Ehlinger, who will continue to be the starting quarterback. Fraziera former quarterback at Murray State, brings experience at the position.

The Colts They will visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.