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{{Short description|American football player and sports analyst (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Jeff Saturday
| image          = Jeff Saturday 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption        = Saturday in 2022
| current_team   = 
| number         = 63
| position       = [[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1975|6|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 2
| weight_lb      = 295
| high_school    = [[Shamrock High School (Tucker, Georgia)|Shamrock]] ([[Tucker, Georgia]])
| college        = [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] (1993–1997)
| undraftedyear  = 1998
| pastteams      =
* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|1998}})*
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1999|2011}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|2012}})
| pastcoaching   =
* [[Hebron Christian Academy|Hebron Christian Academy (GA)]] (2017–2020)<br/>Head coach
* Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2022}})<br/>Interim head coach
| highlights     =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLI|XLI]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2005 All-Pro Team|2005]], [[2007 All-Pro Team|2007]])
* 2× Second-team All-Pro ([[2006 All-Pro Team|2006]], [[2009 All-Pro Team|2009]])
* 6× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]]–[[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]], [[2010 Pro Bowl|2009]], [[2011 Pro Bowl|2010]], [[2013 Pro Bowl|2012]])
* [[National Football League Alumni|NFL Alumni Offensive Lineman of the Year]] (2007)
* [[Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor]] (2015)
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference football teams|All-ACC]] ([[1996 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1996]], [[1997 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1997]])
| statlabel1     = Games played
| statvalue1     = 211
| statlabel2     = Games started
| statvalue2     = 202
| statlabel3     = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3     = 11
| regular_record = NFL: {{Winning percentage|1|7|record=y}}<br/>High school: {{Winning percentage|24|23|record=y}}
| playoff_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} -->
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|25|30|record=y}}
| pfr            = SatuJe55
| pfrcoach       = SatuJe0 
}}

'''Jeffrey Bryant Saturday''' (born June 18, 1975) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player and coach in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played as a [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] in the NFL, primarily with the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. He was a six-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection, and won a [[Super Bowl]] with the Colts.

Saturday played [[college football]] for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina Tar Heels]] and was signed by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 1998, but was cut by the team without playing a game. Saturday then signed with Indianapolis, with whom he played 13 seasons, won [[Super Bowl XLI]] over the [[Chicago Bears]] and was selected to four [[All-Pro]] teams and five Pro Bowls. In his final NFL season, he made his sixth Pro Bowl as a member of the [[Green Bay Packers]]. Saturday is currently a [[sports analyst]] for [[ESPN]]. He was the interim [[head coach]] for the Colts for the final eight weeks of the Colts' 2022 season following the firing of [[Frank Reich]].

==Early life==
Saturday was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref name=nflprofile>National Football League, Current Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/jeffsaturday/2502838/profile  Jeff Saturday]. Retrieved March 26, 2012.</ref> He attended Shamrock High School in [[Decatur, Georgia]], in 1993.<ref name=dbfprofile>databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120530104036/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SATURJEF01  Jeff Saturday]}}. Retrieved March 26, 2012.</ref><!-- Please note that the former Shamrock High School, now Druid Hills Middle School, is located at 3100 Mount Olive Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30033, not in "Tucker, Georgia" as stated on NFL.com and other websites whose information is derived from NFL sources. The 2012 ''Sports Illustrated'' story in the "References" list correctly gives the school's location as Decatur.-->

His high school coach Ron Gartrell said in a 2012 ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' story on Saturday, "Eighty percent of our offense was behind Jeff. On defense we put Jeff on one side and all our other good players on the other side, because teams ran away from Jeff." However, Gartrell could not sell [[Southeastern Conference]] schools on Saturday's abilities; in the same interview, he said that coaches at [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] and [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] considered Saturday too short to play in the conference. He received a [[athletic scholarship|scholarship]] offer from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] partly because of Gartrell's friendship with UNC's then-defensive coordinator [[Carl Torbush]].<ref name=Layden>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1206052/index.htm |title=Calm Amid The Chaos |first=Tim |last=Layden |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=December 12, 2012 |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016123446/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1206052/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==College career==
Saturday received an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], where he was a four-year letterman for coach [[Mack Brown]]'s [[North Carolina Tar Heels football]] team from 1994 to 1997.<ref name=uncmediaguide>''[http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/issue/39383  2011 North Carolina Football]'', University of North Athletic Department, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, pp. 116, 117, 132, 138, 179 (2011). Retrieved March 26, 2011.</ref> As a junior in 1996 and again as a senior in 1997, he was one of the Tar Heels' team captains.<ref name=uncmediaguide/> He was recognized as a first-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference football teams|All-Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) selection at center in 1996 and 1997, and an Academic All-ACC selection in 1997.<ref name=uncmediaguide/><ref name=Layden/>

==Professional career==
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|    height in = 2 3/8
|       weight = 292
|         dash = 5.24
|    ten split = 1.81
| twenty split = 3.03
|      shuttle = 4.85
|   cone drill = 8.52
|     vertical = 25.0
|     broad ft = 8
|     broad in = 4
|        bench = 25
|     arm span = 31 1/2
|    hand span = 10 1/8
|    wonderlic =
|         note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=22765 |title=Jeff Saturday, Combine Results, C - North Carolina |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>
}}

===Baltimore Ravens===
According to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', Saturday was ranked as the No. 11 center available in the [[1998 NFL draft]]. He was described as "somewhat an overachiever, has worked to make himself better," but also as "an undersized guy [who] simply has trouble matching up against power [[Nose tackle|NTs]] that can overwhelm him". He went [[undrafted]]. The [[Baltimore Ravens]] signed him as a [[free agent]] on April 27, 1998, only to waive him on June 12, 1998. He then returned to [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], and took a job as a manager at an electrical supply store.<ref name=Layden/>

===Indianapolis Colts===
[[File:Jeff Saturday.jpg|thumb|Saturday in 2010]]
Saturday first came to the attention of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] during the 1998 season, when former college teammate [[Nate Hobgood-Chittick]] was on the roster. As Hobgood-Chittick would recall in 2012,<blockquote>I had no footing at all with that franchise, so I stood outside [[Bill Polian|[Bill] Polian's]] door in my dirty sweats, saying a prayer. I walked in and said, "There's a guy selling electrical supplies in Raleigh right now who whipped all those first-round draft choices at North Carolina every day." Polian looked at me and said, "I love it. Let's get him in here for a workout."<ref name=Layden/></blockquote>

The Colts signed him as a free agent on January 7, 1999. In his [[rookie]] season, Saturday backed up starting [[Guard (American football)|guard]] [[Steve McKinney]], and earned his first NFL start at left guard on November 21, 1999, against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. After only two regular season starts in 1999, Saturday started all 16 regular season games of the [[2000 NFL season|2000 season]] at center for the Colts, and continued to start every game thereafter—for a total of 85 consecutive games—before sitting out two games with an injury in December 2004. Saturday finished his time with the Colts as the team's starting center for 12 straight seasons, and was the anchor of the Colts' [[offensive line]], which gave up the fewest [[quarterback sack]]s among all NFL teams in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons. Saturday attempted a pass once, during a game in 2004, but it fell incomplete.

Though the Colts won at least 10 regular season games for five consecutive years under [[head coach]] [[Tony Dungy]], the team could not get to the [[Super Bowl]], losing in the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] playoffs from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, the Colts went 12–4 in the regular season and earned the third seed in the AFC. On January 21, 2007, Saturday helped the Colts win the [[AFC Championship Game]] against the [[New England Patriots]] when he recovered a teammate's fumble in the [[end zone]] and scored a touchdown. Saturday also provided the key block on the game-winning touchdown run by [[Joseph Addai]], pancaking [[Vince Wilfork]]. [[Peyton Manning]], the Colts' [[quarterback]] at the time and a longtime friend, claimed that Saturday wants this play to be known as "The Block."<ref>[http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/SPORTS03/702010420 Center runs interference as QB hypes 'The Block']</ref> Two weeks later, Saturday helped the Colts win [[Super Bowl XLI]] against the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLI - Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears - February 4th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200702040chi.htm |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

On February 26, 2009, Saturday signed a three-year $13.3 million contract with the Colts including a $7.45 million signing bonus.<ref>[http://www.indystar.com/article/20090226/SPORTS03/90226054/1100 Colts, Saturday agree to new contract]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100205/SPORTS0605/302059979/1008/SPORTS |title=Manning speaks, so Saturday stays |access-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107021454/http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100205/SPORTS0605/302059979/1008/SPORTS |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He was ranked 59th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2011-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

During his time with the Colts, Saturday started 188 of 197 games. He became a [[free agent]] after the 2011 season.

===Green Bay Packers===
[[file:Jeff Saturday (2013 Pro Bowl).jpg|thumb|right|Saturday at the [[2013 Pro Bowl]]]]
Saturday signed a two-year deal with the [[Green Bay Packers]] for $7.75 million on March 23, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-23 |title=Jeff Saturday, Packers reach deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7727835/jeff-saturday-green-bay-packers-agree-2-year-deal |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> After an up-and-down season, Saturday was benched on December 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kareem Copeland|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jeff-saturday-benched-by-green-bay-packers-0ap1000000114512|title=Jeff Saturday benched by Green Bay Packers|publisher=NFL |work=Around the League|date=December 21, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> Despite this, Saturday was later announced as the back-up center for the NFC in the [[2013 Pro Bowl]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7727835/jeff-saturday-green-bay-packers-agree-deal-sources-say Jeff Saturday, Packers reach deal]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-sign-former-colts-center-saturday-to-bolster-o-line-09000d5d827d1880 |title=Packers sign former Colts center Saturday to bolster O-line|publisher=NFL |work=Green Bay Packers|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> In the Pro Bowl, despite being on opposite teams, Saturday and long-time Colts teammate Peyton Manning shared a final snap.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kareem Copeland|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jeff-saturday-peyton-manning-share-snap-at-pro-bowl-0ap1000000131491|title=Jeff Saturday, Peyton Manning share snap at Pro Bowl|publisher=NFL |work=Around the League|date=January 27, 2013|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

===Retirement===
[[File:Indianapolis Colts Town Hall May 2019 Jeff Saturday.jpg|thumb|Saturday hosting an Indianapolis Colts fan event in May 2019.]]
On January 25, 2013, Saturday announced he would retire following the [[2013 Pro Bowl]] Game. On March 7, 2013, Saturday signed a 1-day contract with the Colts to retire with the team with which he spent 13 of his 14 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9027702/jeff-saturday-signs-contract-retire-indianapolis-colts|title=Jeff Saturday retires as a Colt|publisher=ESPN |date=March 7, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref>

===Honors and awards===
Saturday was voted onto six [[Pro Bowl]] teams in [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]], [[2010 Pro Bowl|2009]], [[2011 Pro Bowl|2010]], and [[2012 Pro Bowl|2012]]. For the 2005 and 2007 seasons, he was named to the [[Associated Press]] NFL All-Pro First-team. He was selected as Offensive Lineman of the Year by the [[National Football League Alumni]] organization for 2007.

Saturday was inducted into the [[Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor]] during the week 2 game against the New York Jets on September 21, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2015/07/14/indianapolis-colts-induct-jeff-saturday--ring--honor/30136215/|title=Colts to induct Jeff Saturday into Ring of Honor}}</ref>

Saturday was inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]], in Macon, Georgia, as a member of the 2017 class.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.georgiasportshalloffame.com/class-of-2017 | title=Class of 2017 }}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Year !! Team !! Games !! Starts
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 11|| 2
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16 || 16
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16 || 16
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 14|| 14
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 12|| 12
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] !! [[2009 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] !! [[2010 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] !! [[2011 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 16|| 16
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 14|| 14
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SatuJe55.htm | title=Jeff Saturday Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> || 211 || 202
|}

==Coaching career==
===Hebron Christian Academy===
On January 20, 2017, Saturday was named the head coach of [[Hebron Christian Academy]], in [[Dacula, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raiders Week 10 opponent: Meet the Colts —who just fired coach Frank Reich |url=https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2022/11/7/23435703/raiders-week-10-colts-frank-reich-preview |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=silverandblackpride.com |date=November 7, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hammock |first1=Will |title=Hebron Christian names former NFL lineman Jeff Saturday as head football coach |url=https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/schools/hebron_christian/hebron-christian-names-former-nfl-lineman-jeff-saturday-as-head/article_45ab3d9a-df65-11e6-bd72-eb71064a7a1a.html |website=gwinnettprepsports.com |date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

On February 14, 2020, Saturday resigned from the position of head coach at Hebron Christian. During his time there, he went 20–16 while making the playoffs every year, winning three playoff games (including one state quarterfinals appearance in 2019).<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reports |title=Hebron Christian looking for new head football coach after Jeff Saturday steps down |url=https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/hebron-christian-looking-for-new-head-football-coach-after-jeff/article_5e5ddc9d-a21c-5e5b-9dde-4ba62aba0130.html |website=gwinnettprepsports.com |date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

===Indianapolis Colts===
On November 7, 2022, the Indianapolis Colts named Saturday as the team's interim head coach after the team fired [[Frank Reich]] following a 3–5–1 start.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stankevitz|first=JJ|title=Colts Name Jeff Saturday Interim Head Coach|url=https://www.colts.com/news/jeff-saturday-hired-interim-head-coach-pro-bowl-center-espn|website=colts.com|date=November 7, 2022|access-date=November 7, 2022}}</ref> The move generated widespread surprise and criticism, notably from former NFL head coach [[Bill Cowher]], and fellow former offensive lineman [[Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)|Joe Thomas]],<ref name="McAfee">{{Cite web |last=Lemoncelli |first=Jenna |date=2022-11-16 |title=Pat McAfee calls out Bill Cowher over Colts, Jeff Saturday remarks |url=https://nypost.com/2022/11/16/pat-mcafee-calls-out-bill-cowher-over-colts-jeff-saturday-remarks/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=NYPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref> given Saturday's lack of previous coaching experience beyond the high school level and presence of several former NFL head coaches on the staff.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howe |first=Jeff |date=2022-11-08 |title=NFL execs bewildered by Colts' hiring of Jeff Saturday: 'Crazy,' 'Never seen anything like it' |language=en |work=[[The Athletic]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3773792/2022/11/08/colts-jeff-saturday-jim-irsay-frank-reich/ |access-date=2022-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Orr |first=Conor |date=2022-11-07 |title=The Jeff Saturday Hiring Is a Crushing Defeat for Many Coaches |language=en-us |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/11/07/the-problem-with-colts-jeff-saturday-hiring |access-date=2022-11-08}}</ref> Saturday was the first NFL head coach with no prior college or professional coaching experience since [[Norm Van Brocklin]] with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] in 1961.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hermsmeyer |first1=Josh |title=The Colts Hired Jeff Saturday As Head Coach. We Have Questions. |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-colts-hired-jeff-saturday-as-head-coach-we-have-questions/ |access-date=10 November 2022 |work=FiveThirtyEight |date=10 November 2022}}</ref> Colts owner [[Jim Irsay]] defended the move and said that Saturday could potentially remain head coach beyond 2022. General manager [[Chris Ballard (American football)|Chris Ballard]] said that the Colts had tried to hire Saturday in 2019 as an offensive line coach and also for a position prior to the 2022 season.<ref name=Holder>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34976120/colts-jim-irsay-defends-jeff-saturday-hire-fully-capable|title=Colts' Jim Irsay defends Jeff Saturday hire: 'Fully capable'|website=ESPN.com|last=Holder|first=Stephen|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=November 8, 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gaydos |first1=Ryan |title=Colts hiring Jeff Saturday as interim coach is a 'disgrace to the coaching profession,' Hall of Famer says |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/colts-hiring-jeff-saturday-as-interim-coach-is-a-disgrace-to-the-coaching-profession-hall-of-famer-says |website=Fox News |access-date=14 November 2022 |date=13 November 2022}}</ref>

Saturday made his head coaching debut against the [[2022 Las Vegas Raiders season|Las Vegas Raiders]], which the Colts won, 25–20.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sam |first=Doric |date=November 13, 2022 |title='Unmitigated Disaster' for Raiders as McDaniels Mocked for Losing to Saturday, Colts |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10055600-unmitigated-disaster-for-raiders-as-mcdaniels-mocked-for-losing-to-saturday-colts |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>

On December 17, 2022, Saturday's Colts team lost to the [[2022 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] by a final score of 39–36. The Colts blew a [[2022 Indianapolis Colts–Minnesota Vikings game|33-point lead]], which surpassed the [[1992 Houston Oilers season|1992 Houston Oilers]] for the largest blown lead in NFL history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dajani |first=Jordan |date=December 18, 2022 |title=Jeff Saturday says 'plenty of blame to go around' after Colts' record-breaking collapse against Vikings |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jeff-saturday-says-plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-after-colts-record-breaking-collapse-against-vikings/ |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> Coincidentally, Frank Reich, whom Saturday replaced as Colts head coach, was the quarterback who led the [[The Comeback (American football)|comeback victory]] for the [[1992 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] over the Oilers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Khateeb |first=Zac  |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Frank Reich loses claim to biggest comeback in NFL history after Colts collapse vs. Vikings |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/frank-reich-biggest-comeback-nfl-history-colts-vikings/lhyqszd6swgq2mkbq7k3lbmu |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=Sporting News |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2023, the Colts hired [[Shane Steichen]] as their head coach after keeping Saturday as interim and potential head coach for the [[2023 Indianapolis Colts season|2023 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stankevitz |first=JJ |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Colts Name Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator Shane Steichen As Head Coach |url=https://www.colts.com/news/shane-steichen-head-coach-eagles-offensive-coordinator-jalen-hurts-philip-rivers |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Colts.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holder |first=Stephen |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Colts unveil Shane Steichen as head coach to solve QB woes |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35657690/indianapolis-colts-officially-hire-shane-steichen-head-coach |access-date=February 17, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
Saturday has since returned to ESPN.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2023 |title= Jeff Saturday return to ESPN is "up in the air" |url= https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jeff-saturday-return-to-espn-is-up-in-the-air |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=nbcsports.com}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
===NFL===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
! Won !! Lost !! Ties !! Win % !! Finish !! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
! [[2022 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]* || [[2022 NFL season|2022]]
| 1 || 7 || 0 || {{winpct|1|7}} || 3rd in AFC South || — || — || — || —
|-

! colspan="2"| Total<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SatuJe0.htm | title=Jeff Saturday Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> || 1 || 7 || 0 || {{winpct|1|7}} || || 0 || 0 || .000 ||
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Interim head coach''

===High school===
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Hebron Christian Academy|Hebron Christian Lions]]
 | conf      = 
 | startyear = 2017
 | endyear   = 2020
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 2017
 | name         = Hebron Christian
 | overall      = 7–5
 | conference   = 5–4
 | confstanding = 5th
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 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 2018
 | name         = Hebron Christian
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 | conference   = 4–3
 | confstanding = 2nd
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 | ranking      = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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 | overall      = 8–5
 | conference   = 4–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 2020
 | name         = Hebron Christian
 | overall      = 3–7
 | conference   = 1–4
 | confstanding = 4th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Hebron Christian
 | overall    = 24–23
 | confrecord = 14–11
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 24–23
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
}}

==Personal life==
[[File:NFL Live (31713959044) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Saturday (left) and [[Herm Edwards]] on ''[[NFL Live]]'' in 2017]]
Saturday is a member of the executive committee of the [[National Football League Players' Association]], where he was the key negotiator in completing the 2011 [[Collective Bargaining Agreement]] (CBA) between the NFL and NFLPA.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Banks |first=Don |date=August 4, 2011 |title=Colts' Saturday was integral in preserving NFL Sundays |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/08/04/jeff-saturday |access-date=2023-07-28 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref> Saturday joined [[ESPN]] in 2013 and appeared on network programming such as ''[[NFL Live]]'' and ''[[SportsCenter]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/jeff-saturday/ |title=Jeff Saturday – NFL Analyst |work=ESPN Press Room U.S. |publisher=ESPN |access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61949676/media-notebook/ |title=Media Notebook |first=Mel |last=Bracht |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |location=[[Oklahoma City]] |page=21 |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

Saturday's eldest son, Jeffrey, played [[wide receiver]] for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels Football|North Carolina Tar Heels]] football team from 2019 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2020 |title=Jeff Saturday Steps Down As High School Football Coach |url=https://www.tarheeltimes.com/article114186.aspx |access-date=7 November 2022 |website=Tarheel Times}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.wishtv.com/sports/indianapolis-colts/jeff-saturday-still-pulling-for-colts-like-crazy-despite-not-getting-head-coaching-position/ Jeff Saturday interview] on [[WISH-TV]]
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