Indy owner Irsay continues to recover, won't be in draft war room
A lot of rumors and news came out a few months ago about Colts Owner Jim Irsay and while we don't have a ton of details as to what happened, he is continuing to recover and will not be part of the Colts war room on draft night.
The fact that he is recovering is a vert encouraging sign. He is an amazing owner and true asset to the league.
"The main thing is I'm just following my doctors' orders and just making sure the bottom line is just to get back to 100% and to do the things they say," said Irsay, who has undergone numerous surgeries on his back, hips and extremities from years-old powerlifting injuries. "I'm just being a good patient and trying to make sure I can get back sooner than later. I'll get back on the golf course sooner than later.
"It's going fine. It's just a test of patience."
We won't get into the details, but Irsay was hospitalized in December in Indy.
"I've had some episodes in my past," said Irsay, who also recalled a brush with death during a previous overdose in a November interview with HBO Sports. "It's natural that people's minds can run away and exaggerate."
Since Irsay's most recent surgery, he has managed to stay engaged with team business, he said. And he will do so throughout the draft, too.
"I don't really see it as any different for the draft," said Irsay, who will be virtually connected to general manager Chris Ballard, coach Shane Steichen and others during the draft. "We defer to Chris in the end. ... I've always kind of sat back and watched."
Will they move up to get a WR? We will see, but knowing the Colts, we expect a trade back as they has historically done.
A lot of rumors and news came out a few months ago about Colts Owner Jim Irsay and while we don't have a ton of details as to what happened, he is continuing to recover and will not be part of the Colts war room on draft night.
The fact that he is recovering is a vert encouraging sign. He is an amazing owner and true asset to the league.
"The main thing is I'm just following my doctors' orders and just making sure the bottom line is just to get back to 100% and to do the things they say," said Irsay, who has undergone numerous surgeries on his back, hips and extremities from years-old powerlifting injuries. "I'm just being a good patient and trying to make sure I can get back sooner than later. I'll get back on the golf course sooner than later.
"It's going fine. It's just a test of patience."
We won't get into the details, but Irsay was hospitalized in December in Indy.
"I've had some episodes in my past," said Irsay, who also recalled a brush with death during a previous overdose in a November interview with HBO Sports. "It's natural that people's minds can run away and exaggerate."
Since Irsay's most recent surgery, he has managed to stay engaged with team business, he said. And he will do so throughout the draft, too.
"I don't really see it as any different for the draft," said Irsay, who will be virtually connected to general manager Chris Ballard, coach Shane Steichen and others during the draft. "We defer to Chris in the end. ... I've always kind of sat back and watched."
Will they move up to get a WR? We will see, but knowing the Colts, we expect a trade back as they has historically done.