INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay continued to suffer setbacks from a longtime addiction to painkillers before his death in May, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
The Post cites five people who had direct knowledge of Irsay’s relapses but who requested anonymity because they said they feared retaliation from the team.
Irsay died May 21. The team said he died «peacefully in his sleep.»
The Post story says Irsay overdosed at least three times since February 2020, including twice during a 12-day span, the first in December 2023 at his home in suburban Indianapolis and the second in January 2024 in Miami.
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The younger Irsay went on to become the youngest general manager in NFL history in 1984 at age 24 when the Colts moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis.
He took over as team owner following the death of his father in 1997 and played a prominent role on league committees before and after the Colts won the Super Bowl following the 2006 season.
Jim Irsay is scheduled to join his father in the team’s ring of honor when the Miami Dolphins visit Indianapolis for the Sept. 7 season opener.
