NFL executives are just as perplexed as fans about the Indianapolis Colts' hiring of Jeff Saturday as their interim head coach.
“Never seen anything like it,” an executive told Jeff Howe of The Athletic. “Will never see anything like it again.”
Indianapolis hired Saturday, a longtime former Colts center who has no coaching experience above the high school level, to replace the fired Frank Reich on Monday. The decision drew widespread scorn from fans and the media alike, many of whom pointed out Saturday's lack of experience and the bad optics given the NFL's disappointing record of hiring Black coaches and others from historically excluded groups.