Colts to honor Jeff Saturday
Former Indianapolis Colts All-Pro center Jeff Saturday is set to become the 12th player inducted into the team's Ring of Honor the team announced Tuesday.
Saturday, who spent 13 seasons with the Colts, will be honored at halftime of the Sept. 21 home -opener against the New York Jets.
“I’ll tell you I was blown away," Saturday said, in a statement released by the team. "When you start playing this game, you never really envision that occurring in your career. The way I tell people about my career all the time is it was much better then I deserved. That’s really the way I feel about it. This is just another thing to add to it. I’ve just been so blessed to be an Indianapolis Colt and for my career, to be there as long as I was and for as successful as it was, not only personally, but for the teams that I had the chance to play for, all the men that I got to suit up beside and run out on the field with, I can’t say enough good things. I’m just humbled by it and really excited about it.”
A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Saturday is tied for fifth in team history in games played with 197 and third in wins with 192.
“The passion for which he played the game was infectious and he quickly developed into one of this game’s great leaders," Colts owner Jim Irsay said in the statement. "His performance on the field matched his dedication and service to the community. Jeff is extremely deserving of this honor and I’m thrilled to add his name with the others who have represented the Horseshoe in extraordinary fashion.”
Saturday will join former head coach Tony Dungy and former teammates Marvin Harrison and Edgerrin James, among others, in the Ring of Honor.
(h/t Indianapolis Colts)
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