In a statement regarding Jim Irsay’s condition, the Colts stated that he is still getting better from his “respiratory illness.”
According to Indiana police, Jim Irsay was discovered unconscious, chilly to the touch, and gasping for air while he laid in bed during a possible overdose in December.
According to records from the Carmel Police Department that TMZ Sports was able to get, officers were called to Irsay’s Carmel home on December 8 at around 4:30 AM. The reason for the call was that someone had reported seeing the Indianapolis Colts owner unconscious on a bathroom floor with a blue skin tone.
Irsay had reportedly been taken to his bed when the police came, where they found him having constricted pupils, a weak pulse, and difficulty breathing.
Authorities claim that while they were ready to provide Irsay with an AED, paramedics showed up and “took over lifesaving efforts.
” Eventually, an ambulance took Irsay to a nearby hospital.
Even while they stated in the report, “At this time, it is unknown what Mr. Irsay had ingested prior to our arrival,” officers noted in the paperwork that a carer had given them a list of the prescriptions Irsay had been taking. In the documents, they categorised the event as “overdose” as well as “overdose/poisoning.”
In the weeks after the event, Irsay had not been spotted around the Colts’ team. On January 9, the team declared he had been battling a “severe respiratory illness.” His “Jim Irsay Band” was supposed to make a performance in Los Angeles, but the Colts released a statement explaining that he will miss it to receive treatment for the illness.
“He is receiving excellent care and looks forward to returning to the stage as soon as possible,” the Indianapolis Colts stated. “We’ll have no additional information at this time and we ask that you respect the privacy of Jim and his family as he recovers.”
In an interview with Andrea Kremer back in November, Irsay—who has owned the Colts since 1997—stated that he has struggled with alcohol and pain medication addiction throughout his life, necessitating at least 15 trips to treatment. He also disclosed to Kremer that he had overdosed once while he “was trying to detox myself.”
He described the OD to Kremer, saying, “All of a sudden I started slurring my words and then code blue, I stopped breathing.” “And they revived me, and the doctor goes, ‘Jim, you’re one lucky man because I had signed, virtually, the death certificate.'”
