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 recreation 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 stated throughout a information convention on Monday that he had been interviewing present workers members all through the day to find out who could be one of the best 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 accordance with a supply, earlier than in the end 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 throughout the last 5 weeks of the 2018 season.

Frazier is near Reich, an ordained minister who officiated Frazier’s marriage 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 workers in using expertise and information. He additionally has labored intently 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.