Green Bay lost one Pro Bowl center but replaced him with five-time Pro Bowler Jeff Saturday. Saturday was the unsung hero of those Peyton Manning-led offenses and now he'll work with another line-of-scrimmage maestro in Aaron Rodgers.
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March 23, 2012
The Colts have purged their roster of some of the all time greats, with more farewells in the works. This is the last (hopefully) of a recurring series saying farewell to Colts greats. With the signing of new center Samson Satele, it appears Jeff Saturday is gone as well. Portions of this essay originally appeared in Blue Blue: Tales of Glory of the Indianapolis Colts.
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March 24, 2012
Jeff Saturday is without doubt my favorite Colt. His everyman story of struggling just to make in the NFL is inspiring. He's a good man, a father and clearly a man on great character. He's also been one whale of an offensive lineman and a leader to boot.
Nate Dunlevy tackles the tough question about Jeff's credentials for the Hall of Fame in his tweet bag:
A: Great...
THE END OR AN ERA
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March 23, 2012
The news that the longtime Colts center has signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers signifies the end of a long and successful partnership between him and Peyton Manning.
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March 23, 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After 10 days of inactivity in free agency, the Green Bay Packers have agreed to sign longtime Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday, according to multiple internet reports. Terms of the contract are not yet known.
Saturday, a 13-year veteran after going undrafted in 1998, has played his entire career with the Colts. Nearly all of those years were spent snapping...
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March 25, 2012
Jeff Saturday joined Peyton Manning and many other former Colts to have left the rebuilding franchise. A couple of days ago, the Pro Bowl center called Manning about his decision to sign with the Green Bay Packers. Saturday told Manning that heading to Green Bay would have been a better fit for him than joining him in Denver with the Broncos. "Peyton is a close friend and...
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March 23, 2012
For all of those Bronco fans hoping Jeff Saturday would sign in Denver, today is not your day.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Mr. Saturday has signed with the Green Bay Packers.
Many, well most, believed that Saturday would undoubtedly sign in Denver due to the presence of Peyton Manning (It still feels weird saying that). However, the Packers are in a desperate...
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March 23, 2012
Jeff Saturday and Robert Kraft
ESPN’s Adam Schefter announced on twitter today that former Colts All-pro center Jeff Saturday is now “Packer People.”
Looking at Saturday’s career and actions on and off the field, if such a thing a “Packer People” exists, Saturday would embody it. You may remember Saturday’s heartfelt words thanking Patriot’s owner Robert Kraft for...
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March 23, 2012
While the champion New York Giants have lost more talent than they have acquired, the teams they beat to get their title have not.
The Green Bay Packers had lost only one starting player, center Scott Wells. Signing five-time Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday makes that loss negligible. Details of the deal have yet to be released.
At Saturday’s age, he is not a long-term answer. But...
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March 22, 2012
According to Jason LaCanfora of the NFL Network, the Denver Broncos would love to sign both center Jeff Saturday and tight end Jacob Tamme, who both played with quarterback Peyton Manning in Indianapolis. The only problem is that there are other teams that they’ll have to fight off to land both of them.
The Seattle Seahawks really want to sign Tamme, after losing John Carlson...
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March 24, 2012
I can't really take credit for that headline concept (darn it!). That was more or less an ESPN line. Something to the effect that "Jeff Saturday signed Friday to play Sunday." Well done, es-pen, well done indeed.Anyway, the point of all the above is that veteran, venerable, free agent center Jeff Saturday was signed by the Green Bay Packers yesterday. He will replace...
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March 23, 2012
The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent receiver Donnie Avery.
The move completes a frantic day of change for the Colts, who lost center Jeff Saturday to Green Bay and tight end Jacob Tamme to Denver, traded for quarterback Drew Stanton and lost offensive lineman Ryan Diem, who retired.
Avery has started 28 games and has 103 receptions for 1,308 and nine TDs since being St...
The signing of Jeff Saturday doesn't mean the Packers don't need a center, and four-year Ohio State starter Michael Brewster is one of the best in the draft.
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March 25, 2012
After center Jeff Staturday agreed to a deal with the Packers, he owed it to Peyton Manning to call him and deliver the news according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "Peyton is a close friend and I loved playing with him," Saturday said. "I loved the time we spent together. It was the most difficult call I've ever made. I told him before...
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March 25, 2012
Surviving Sundays With No Packers Football
The Packers signed free agent center Jeff Saturday this week to replace the departed Scott Wells. Yes, I said the Packers signed a free agent. A free agent that I actually heard of, nonetheless.
I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to react to this occasion. It’s been a while since Ted Thompson blew the dust off the checkbook he uses...
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March 24, 2012
Just a few quick bits of information, regarding some of the recent free agent signings in the National Football League.
For starters, according to Jeff Saturday's agent, the contract he signed with the Packers is a two-year deal. This was a smart move by Packer General Manager Ted Thompson, who gives himself some long-term flexibility by signing Saturday for two seasons...
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