There’s just a realness that he was a very human person just like all of us,” said former 18-year NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who played for the Colts from 2013-15.

The NFL community was stunned Wednesday by the passing of Jim Irsay, who presided over the Colts as the team’s owner since 1997.

The last time the eccentric Indianapolis Colts owner spoke to the local media about the state of his team was in July 2024. As had become a yearly routine, Irsay arrived at Colts training camp in a suit and sunglasses, oozing with reckless optimism, as he addressed reporters from his golf cart.

Remember when Peyton Manning and his son, Marshall, flew to the Super Bowl in 2021, and later flew to Manning's Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony? We now know how that happened. Following the death of late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Thursday,

The NFL experienced an unfortunate loss on Wednesday with the death of Colts owner Jim Irsay. We'll be starting things off today by taking a look at Irsay's time in Indianapolis. As always, here's your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter.

Much can and will be said about the late Jim Irsay, who died on Wednesday at 65. As it relates to one of the most important things any NFL owner can do, he let his football people do their jobs. During a Thursday visit to PFT Live,

"My guess is this planning has been done long before now so that (the franchise) is not all passing at his death."

The NFL experienced an unfortunate loss on Wednesday with the death of Colts owner Jim Irsay. We'll be starting things off today by taking a look at Irsay's time in Indianapolis. As always, here's your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter.