Jeff Saturday
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| Jeff Saturday | |
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| Date of birth | June 9, 1975 (age 31) |
| Place of birth |  Atlanta, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 295 lb (134 kg) |
| Position(s) | Center |
| College | North Carolina |
| Career Highlights | |
| Pro Bowls | 2006, 2007 |
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| 1999–present | Indianapolis Colts |
Jeffrey Bryant Saturday (born June 8, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is the starting center of the NFL team Indianapolis Colts. He wears number 63. Saturday played college football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and since has been the anchor of the Colts' offensive line for several years. He stands six feet, two inches tall and weighs 295 pounds. He was selected to his second NFL Pro Bowl in 2007, and started for the AFC squad. He passed the ball on one play during a game in 2004, but his attempt fell incomplete. Nevertheless, he has the highest passer rating of all-time for a center (39.6).
On January 21, 2007, Saturday helped the Colts win the AFC Championship game when he recovered a teammate's fumble in the end zone and scored a touchdown. In that same game, the New England Patriots' left guard Logan Mankins also scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery, making that game the first in NFL playoff history to have two offensive linemen score touchdowns in the same game. Saturday also provided the key block on the game-winning touchdown run by Joseph Addai, with quarterback Peyton Manning naming Saturday's play "The Block."[1] Two weeks later, he helped the Colts win Super Bowl XLI.
Saturday also received the "Tuesday Morning Quarterback Non-QB Non-RB NFL MVP Award" from ESPN columnist Gregg Easterbrook in January of 2007.
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