Phil Savage also served as the color announcer for The Alabama Crimson Tide alongside Eli Gold for several years with the Crimson Tide Sports Network, and worked as a guest host, for Sirius XM Sports Radio for several years, before joining the NY Jets.
Savage spent the first seven years of his career in the coaching ranks at Alabama, UCLA, and with the San Antonio Riders of the World League.
During his first stint in Cleveland, he worked with several talented young scouts and assistant coaches that Belichick had assembled, including Nick Saban, Kirk Ferentz, Pat Hill, and Jim Bates.
On December 30, reports surfaced that Savage was on the verge of being fired after less than one year on the job, an item that was quickly denied by Browns management.
The speculation was based on a reported personality conflict between Savage and Browns team president John Collins.
Four days after the organizational rift became public, it was Collins who resigned his post after losing the power struggle with Savage.
[8] In April 2009, with Savage no longer in the NFL, he was asked to provide color commentary for the University of Alabama A-Day game along with Eli Gold.