Report: Colts team owner Jim Irsay found unresponsive laying in his bed during early December

Colts team owner Jim Irsay was reportedly hospitalized back in early December of this past year for a suspected drug overdose.

According to TMZ Sports, Indianapolis Colts team owner Jim Irsay was found ‘unresponsive, cold to the touch, and gasping for air during a suspected (drug) overdose, per police in Indiana’ in early December of this past year:

“Carmel Police Department documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, show cops were dispatched to Irsay’s Carmel residence on Dec. 8 at around 4:30 AM … after someone said they had found the Indianapolis Colts owner unconscious on a bathroom floor with a blue skin tone.”

“When police first arrived on the scene, they say Irsay had been moved to his bed … where he was struggling to breathe and had a weak pulse and constricted pupils.

“Police say in the docs an attempt to wake him with a sternum rub was unsuccessful. They added, though, that after administering one dosage of Narcan — a drug commonly used to revive people in opiate overdose situations — ‘he responded slightly.’”

“Cops say they were prepared to attach an AED to Irsay — but paramedics arrived and ‘took over lifesaving efforts.’ Irsay was eventually transported to a nearby hospital via an ambulance.”

There had been rumblings, namely on the Indianapolis Colts Reddit stream, that the Colts team owner had been emergency hospitalized for a suspected overdose—but no reputable sources at the time came forward to confirm the initial speculation (and that post was later deleted).

Of course, this is obviously a really sad and unfortunate relapse for Irsay, who has been very transparent about his previous addictions with drugs and alcohol, and seemed to be doing better recently—at least publicly, before this latest incident.

As it stands, here’s hoping that Irsay gets the help he certainly needs—both for his ongoing severe respiratory illness and his addictions.

While the Colts team owner clearly has his own personal demons, he is beloved in Indianapolis for his eccentric, philanthropic, and charitable efforts (including his weekly Twitter team trivia with giveaways)—even if his behavior is sometimes erratic.

No one is arguably more passionate about the Colts than Irsay; however, it’s starting to look like he should step away from the team indefinitely right now—and get his life back in order, assuming he can make a full recovery physically. Here’s hoping he does!

Update (9:43 AM EST): The Colts have issued a brief follow-up public statement on Jim Irsay’s health status, citing his and the Irsay family’s request for privacy at this time, without specifically addressing this troubling TMZ Sports report: