Saturday anchors the vaunted Colts offensive line which which last year tied its own record of just 14 sacks allowed. Since Saturday became a full time starter in 2000, the line has only allowed 178 sacks over the span of 144 games, the lowest total in the league over that time span.

Talks betweent Saturday and the Colts had stalled out and it was expected that the center would hit the open market tomorrow, however the Colts saved $6 million by releasing Harrison and received an extra $4 million in space when the cap was raised from $123 to 127 million.

Harrison is second on the career receptions list and the Manning to Harrison connection ranks #1 in completions, yards, and touchdowns of any quarterback/wide receiver pair since the 1970 merger.

By releasing Harrison, the Colts save roughly $7 million against the salary cap for a player who, while one of the all time greats, has been a shadow of his former self over the past two seasons.

Harrison missed most of the 2007 season following the Colts’ SuperBowl victory, appearing in only 5 games with just 20 receptions and 1 TD. Last year, Harrison again battled health issues, but did manage to play in 15 games. He was limited, however, to 60 catches for 5 TDs.