Assistant QB coach Parks Frazier to name Colts’ offense

INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have an interim head coach who has by no means coached above the highschool stage, and now they’ve a playcaller who has by no means beforehand carried out his new position.

Passing sport specialist/assistant quarterbacks coach Parks Frazier will assume playcalling duties for the group beneath interim head coach Jeff Saturday, a number of sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The information was first reported by NFL Community.

Saturday mentioned throughout a information convention on Monday that he had been interviewing present employees members all through the day to find out who is likely to be the perfect match to be the play caller. The position was beforehand held by former head coach Frank Reich, who was fired by the group on Monday.

The group additionally thought-about quarterbacks coach Scott Milanovich as a candidate to deal with the play-calling duties, in response to a supply, earlier than finally turning to Frazier. Milanovich has been a play caller within the Canadian Soccer League and was the play caller for the Jacksonville Jaguars whereas serving as their interim play caller through the ultimate 5 weeks of the 2018 season.

Frazier is near Reich, an ordained minister who officiated Frazier’s wedding ceremony. Reich leaned closely on Frazier whereas he was the assistant to the top coach in 2018-19 earlier than selling him to high quality management coach in 2020 and assistant quarterbacks coach in 2021.

Frazier has an undergraduate diploma in pc science and is taken into account among the many leaders on the employees in using expertise and information. He additionally has labored carefully behind the scenes the previous year-plus with Sam Ehlinger, who will proceed to be the beginning quarterback. A former quarterback at Murray State, the 30-year-old Frazier brings expertise on the place.

The Colts go to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.