Saturday lashes out on injury

Sack celebration draws coach’s ire

Indianapolis Colts interim head coach Jeff Saturday called Giants pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux’s snow angel celebration next to an injured Nick Foles “tasteless” and “trash” on Monday.

Saturday also expressed disappointment in the Colts’ offensive linemen for not doing anything about Thibodeaux’s showboating in Sunday’s second quarter.

“Tastelessfrom the celebration afterwards,” Saturday said on Zoom. “Just trash. Not a fan of it at all. And yeah, disappointed from the O-line perspective and from teammates in general. We protect our own man.”

No Colts player retaliated on the field. And Saturday promised to speak directly to his players about it. Thibodeaux, for his part, said after the game that he didn’t know Foles was hurt while he was celebrating.

Foles left the game with injured ribs and will not play Sunday.

Titans

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs, who was signed Dec. 21 off Detroit’s practice squad, will make a second consecutive start for Tennessee on Saturday night in Jacksonville with the Titans’ playoff hopes on the line.

Dobbs, a former Steeler, had more yards passing by halftime of his Titans’ debut than rookie Malik Willis managed in any of his three starts and eight appearances.

Falcons

Atlanta released receiver Cameron Batson from the practice squad, two days after an altercation with police led to his arrest. Batson had been on the Falcons’ practice squad all season but didn’t play in a game. He spent the previous four seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

Seahawks

Seattle starting inside linebacker Jordyn Brooks has an ACL injury and will not play again this season, coach Pete Carroll told a Seattle radio station. Brooks, the 27th overall selection in the 2020 draft, is the team’s third-leading tackler.

Commanders

Washington coach Ron Rivera said he had no regrets for starting Carson Wentz ahead of Taylor Heinicke at quarterback Sunday against Cleveland, even though the move backfired. The Commanders put up just 10 points had three turnovers. Rivera would not said who would start Sunday against Dallas.

Elsewhere

Art McNally, the first onfield official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died at a hospital in Newtown, Pa. He was 97.