Stephen HolderESPN
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have an interim coach who has never coached above the high school level, and now they have a playcaller who has never played his new role before. Game specialist/assistant players coach Parks Frazier will take over playcalling duties for the team under interim coach Jeff Saturday, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The news was first reported by NFL Network. Saturday said during a press conference Monday that he was interviewing current staff members throughout the day to determine who might be the best fit to be the player. The role was previously held by former coach Frank Reich, who was fired by the team on Monday.
1 Related The team also considered quarterbacks coach Scott Milanovich as a candidate to call plays, according to a source, before ultimately turning to Frazier. Milanovich was a playcaller in the Canadian Football League and was the playcaller for the Jacksonville Jaguars while serving as their interim playcaller during the final five weeks of the 2018 season. Frazier, 30, is close to Reich, an ordained minister who officiated at Frazier’s wedding. Reich leaned heavily on Frazier while he was an assistant coach in 2018-19 before promoting him to quality control coach in 2020 and assistant quarterbacks coach in 2021. Frazier has a degree in computer science and is considered among the leaders on staff in the use of technology and data. He has also worked closely behind the scenes over the past year, as well as with Sam Ehlinger, who will continue to be the starting quarterback. A former quarterback at Murray State, Frazier brings experience to the position. The Colts visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
