Saturday attended Shamrock High School in Georgia. He played college football at the University of North Carolina, where he started 37 games at center and earned multiple conference awards. Jeff Saturday jersey
He went undrafted in the 1998 NFL Draft, but the Baltimore Ravens signed him as a free agent on April 27, 1998, only to waive him on June 12, 1998. The Colts signed him as a free agent on January 7, 1999 and has remained with the Colts ever since.Gary Brackett jersey
In his rookie season, Saturday backed up starting guard Steve McKinney, and earned his first NFL start at left guard on November 21, 1999, against the Philadelphia Eagles. After only two regular season starts in 1999, Saturday started all 16 regular season games of the 2000 season at center for the Colts. Dwight Freeney jersey
Over the following seasons, Saturday remained the team's starting center, appearing in 85 consecutive games before sitting out two games with an injury in December 2004.Donald Brown jersey He remains a fixture on the Colts' offensive line, which has given up the fewest quarterback sacks among all NFL teams in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons.