Announcement: After his argurment with the board, Indianapolis Colts decide to fire him and bring an interim coach as soon as possible..

After former Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule, the Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Frank Reich this past

season. Former offensive lineman Jeff Saturday, in his first NFL coaching position, assumed temporary leadership.

UK time, Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 15:04

Frank Reich, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts

Avery Williamson and Brian Baldinger, two former NFL players, respond to the unexpected interim hiring of Jeff Saturday,

an unproven coach, and the firing of Indianapolis Colts head coach.

After four and a half seasons in leadership, head coach Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts was sacked. In an unexpected

move, former offensive lineman Jeff Saturday was named the team’s new interim coach.

Following three straight losses, Reich’s exit follows the Colts’ 26-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, dropping

them to 3-5-1 on the season.

Following the Carolina Panthers’ termination of Matt Rhule, Reich became the second head coach to be fired during the

season after team owner Jim Irsay verified the original reports of his dismissal via NFL Network on Twitter.

He finishes his career in Indianapolis with a 40-33-1 record. He made it to the postseason twice, losing to the Buffalo Bills in

their 2020 Wild Card game and the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2018 AFC Divisional Round playoff.

Against the Patriots over the weekend, Indianapolis’ total offense yardage was just 121, their lowest since 1997. QB Sam

Ehlinger was sacked nine times throughout the contest.

The outcome might have been the last straw for Reich’s career, but given the team’s difficulties in acquiring a quarterback

capable of winning a Super Bowl to guide a brilliant group of players under the 60-year-old’s leadership, it is possible that

the writing had already been done.

Ehlinger, a 2021 sixth-round selection out of Texas, replaced Matt Ryan, who had trouble making an impression in the first

part of the season after entering during the offseason, and was thrown into the starting lineup near the end of October.

through trade from the Falcons of Atlanta.