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Back in 2014, Indianapolis Colts owner was arrested for DUI. Speaking on the arrest years later, Irsay had some bizarre comments for how things went down. Irsay was pulled over after he was seen driving erratically. Once spoken to by the police, officers had to help Irsay stand as he was struggling to stay on […]

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay recently revealed his history with “multiple drugs,” resulting in what could have been death from overdose. Irsay is a former powerlifter who competed in weightlifting tournaments, once weighing over 300 pounds. He spoke on his history with drugs and the ultimate fight he faced following his powerlifting career. “I was […]

Jim Irsay is currently the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, but back in 2014, he was arrested and received a DUI, and he had a lot of drug troubles. When he was arrested, he admitted to having multiple drugs in his system such as hydrocodone, oxycodone and Xanax. Another issue that Irsay was having earlier […]

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay went full Meek Mill after their 27-13 win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 9. Irsay was beside himself with emotion after the emphatic win. He led a raucous celebration to the delight of Colts players, coaches, and staff in the locker room. Hold up, wait a minute, ya’ll thought […]

Jim Irsay’s tweets have stirred controversy on social media. The Indianapolis Colts owner’s most recent sentiments on X could land him in hot water with the NFL, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. “The NFL communicates with teams on a weekly basis about various calls. Team officials are prohibited from commenting publicly on those discussions. Now, […]

Good news for Indianapolis Colts fans: quarterback Anthony Richardson underwent successful shoulder surgery on Tuesday. Colts owner Jim Irsay gave the update on his official X account. “#5 QB Anthony Richardson’s surgery today in LA was a success! It was a long procedure and his shoulder injury has been repaired. No new surprises were found […]

The Indianapolis Colts are hoping to salvage their season as they currently hold a 3-3 record heading into Week 7 against the Cleveland Browns at home. The Browns are fresh off of a huge win in which the 49ers’ 15-game regular season winning streak was snapped at the Dawg Pound in Cleveland. Unfortunately for Colts […]

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay’s generosity knows no bounds. Irsay gave out thousands of dollars in tips to workers at a Jacksonville, FL hotel this weekend. His incredible gesture left the workers speechless, per the Indianapolis Star’s Dana Hunsinger Benbow. “How many times do we walk into hotels and just walk past people that are […]

The Indianapolis Colts are pumped after signing former All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor to a $42 million contract extension. The signing comes after a summer in which Taylor skipped training camp and requested a trade after expressing his lack of satisfaction with his contract. Colts owner Jim Irsay was among those excited for the signing. […]

Given the keys to the team as the Indianapolis’ Colts franchise quarterback, Anthony Richardson, the fourth pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, was beginning to show the qualities that made him such a coveted prospect. During the early goings of their Sunday clash against the Houston Texans, Richardson scored two rushing touchdowns, giving the team […]

The Jonathan Taylor contract saga between him and the Indianapolis Colts, specifically owner Jim Irsay, continues to get uglier. NFL agents across the league were asked about their candid thoughts on how the situation got to the point of Taylor requesting a trade, and they were not very friendly towards the Colts and Irsay, reports […]

The Jonathan Taylor trade rumors are heating up as several NFL teams are plotting their next move. The running back has officially handed in his trade request to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, and Irsay has said he’s not interested in trading his best player. Still, the latest reports suggest that at least “a couple” […]

Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor is in the middle of a red-hot feud with owner Jim Irsay that blew up in the national news over the weekend. Now, betting odds have been released regarding Taylor’s next team after he requested a trade away from Indianapolis. Colts owner Jim Irsay announced in a bizarre online rant […]

Jonathan Taylor rocked the football world on Friday night after he demanded a trade away from the Indianapolis Colts. This abrupt decision comes after the All-Pro running back concluded a meeting with team owner Jim Irsay, which obviously, did not result in an amenable agreement between both camps with regard to Taylor’s pending extension. Taylor’s […]

Running back Jonathan Taylor has requested a trade away from the Indianapolis Colts, but that doesn’t mean they are obliged to grant his wish. Team owner Jim Irsay said as much after news of the trade request surfaced on Saturday. Irsay shared the Colts’ firm stance that they are not going to trade Taylor, whether […]

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay wasn’t taking shots at running back Jonathan Taylor after all. Irsay clarified he didn’t direct one of his earlier tweets at Taylor, per ESPN’s Stephen Holder. “The comment wasn’t really directed at Jonathan,” Irsay said on Thursday. “We haven’t exchanged any contract numbers with each other or anything like that. […]

The NFL running backs are all realizing that they need more. Being sidelined in the game and some schematics often does not mean that their skills are less valuable. Sure, the league plays rushing plays less but does that justify paying these skilled athletes? Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay posits otherwise and it may affect […]

The agent of Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor did not hold back in his response to Colts owner Jim Irsay’s accusation that NFL agents are ‘selling bad faith.’ In his fiery rebuttal, Malki Kawa, who represents Taylor, used Irsay’s own words to further drill the point of NFL running backs who just want contracts […]

The sale of the Washington Commanders is now complete as NFL owners approved the transaction that makes a group headed by Josh Harris to be the new owners of the Washington Commanders. Jim Irsay of the Colts was thrilled that the transaction was completed. Jim Irsay: “We’re very happy.” — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 20, […]

Jonathan Taylor underwent ankle surgery back in January that has held him out of the Indianapolis Colts offseason practices. But as training camp approaches, Colts owner Jim Irsay is expecting Taylor to be back to his old self on the field. Taylor’s ankle was described as “healed up,” by Irsay, via the Pat McAfee Show. […]

Colts owner Jim Irsay is never afraid to give his opinion when it comes to quarterbacks. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Irsay is already weighing in on a potential QB battle between No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson and veteran Gardner Minshew. In an interview on the Pat McAfee Show, Irsay […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell may not be winning many popularity awards with the public, but he might as well be a giant and infinite dollar sign as far as league owners are concerned. Everyone expected him to be awarded a contract extension, but Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has now all but confirmed it. Although […]

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said that everyone is hopeful that the Washington Commanders sale to the Josh Harris group will go through before the season, but nothing is done yet, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. “I’m hopeful we get there. But not there yet,” Jim Irsay said, according to Judy Battista of […]

The NFL has seen a lot of great players come and go over the years, which makes ranking the top players to have ever played in the league a very difficult challenge. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay recently took on the challenge of doing just that, but quickly realized that he made made a pretty […]

Andrew Luck has not played football since he decided to hang up his cleats and retire from the game in 2019. Although he’s retired, his NFL rights are still with the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis team owner Jim Irsay knows all about that, as he made clear by his strongly worded tweet Sunday night. “If any […]

In a recent revelation, Colts owner Jim Irsay admitted his long-standing belief that Anthony Richardson was destined to be the guy to lead the team. Irsay’s confidence in Richardson as the future of the Colts comes as no surprise, given his remarkable measurables and potential. Zak Keefer of The Athletic shared a tweet quoting Irsay’s […]

The Indianapolis Colts have completed a multitude of surprise moves over the years, and owner Jim Irsay has floated an idea that if the team does end up pulling off, it sure would be quite a shocker for the ages. Irsay took to Twitter on Friday to ask Colts fans if the team should draft […]

The NFL is often a league of subterfuge when it comes to the draft. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is something of a master of that practice, and he proved it with his latest message to Colts fans. For the '23 draft, we have many options. With the #4 pick, we could stay put and […]

When it comes to franchise building, there are many ways to go about the task. The Los Angeles Rams chose to throw everything into right now, a strategy Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay appears to disagree with. How a person feels about what the Rams did depends on what is valued from the opinion. Is […]

As the Indianapolis Colts look for their next quarterback, trading for Lamar Jackson as the Baltimore Ravens has come up as one possibility. However, Colts owner Jim Irsay has a few issues that must be resolved before a Jackson trade is finalized. Irsay has no issue with giving Jackson a large contract as, “money is […]

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder is under immense pressure to sell the franchise. Much of this pressure comes from other owners across the league. Indianapolis Colts’ Jim Irsay is one of the owners that has been outspoken about his belief that Snyder should sell the team. Irsay tweeted a clip from South Park earlier today […]

Since Jim Irsay became the Indianapolis Colts’ owner in 1997, the Colts have only finished with a record below .500 seven times and missing the postseason 10 times. It’s not quite the New England Patriots or San Antonio Spurs’ track record, but that’s not too shabby. Thus, after a putrid 4-12-1 2022-23 season, it’s no […]

As the Indianapolis Colts look for their quarterback of the future, Jim Irsay seemed to give away a huge Bryce Young hint on which way the team was leaning. With the 2023 NFL Draft not until April, Colts’ fans were a bit suspicious of Irsay’s comments about Young. Irsay was speaking about the Colts’ draft […]

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay formally introduced former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen as the team’s new head coach on Tuesday, potentially revealing the team’s NFL Draft plan in the process. Irsay indicated that one of the reasons Steichen was brought in is to develop a “young quarterback.” To the likely delight of Chicago […]

Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay revealed a vague timeline on when the team would finalize its head coaching decision in a Tuesday tweet. “We said, as an Organization(Colts)… The Coaching search would be a open minded and a thorough process…and the final decision would be strictly based on, what is best for our […]

Jeff Saturday wasn’t very successful in his time as the Indianapolis Colts interim head coach. But he has a major supporter in Colts’ owner Jim Irsay, and that can be enough to land him the permanent head coaching position in Indianapolis. The Colts have been on an extensive search for their next head coach, including […]

Jim Irsay and the Indianapolis Colts are really taking their time before deciding on the franchise’s next head coach. After nearly being done with the second round of head coaching interviews, owner Irsay and general manager Chris Ballard are considering a rare third round of talks, according to NFL Networks’ Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport. […]

The NFL world has poked fun at Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay since he hired Jeff Saturday as interim head coach, and it seems that he is aware of it. Recently, popular impressionist Joey Mulinaro posted a video of himself acting out a hypothetical discussion between Irsay and Colts General Manager Chris Ballard about the […]

The Indianapolis Colts are conducting interviews for their vacant head coach position. After his stint as interim head coach, Jeff Saturday has returned for a second interview with the organization, indicating he’s of significant interest to step into the role full-time. CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson reports that owner Jim Irsay “has desires” to hire Saturday […]