ROBERT IRSAY RUMORS & GOSSIP
What was Jim Irsay thinking?
On March 7th, Jim Irsay announced to the Colts faithful that after 14 happy years, he and Peyton Manning were going their separate ways. It was not personal. It was just business.
Irsay started dismantling the Colts squad by getting rid of the one player whose absence transformed the team from a contender into a bottom-feeder.
Manning was scooped up by the Denver Broncos...
Via Football Nation
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April 03, 2012
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April 03, 2012
Discuss
The Patriots, Colts Rivalry Is Over; But I Still Don’t Like Jim Irsay
You are looking at the four media created potential new teams for Peyton Manning. You can add the Seahawks as a 5th candidate. At this time it is not known what Manning will do. What we do know is that the Colts, as we knew them, are a thing of the past.
Most of the faces of the prior regime in Indy are gone. The front office, Tony Dungy and now Peyton. Sure, the defense has several...
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March 07, 2012
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March 07, 2012
Irsay Cuts Manning, Payroll: NFL’s Best QB Parts Ways with Colts
It’s official. Peyton Manning was cut loose by the Indianapolis Colts. Once again, the Colts figured out how to screw up a great thing.
The Colts created a football legacy in Baltimore beginning in 1953 and in the middle of the night in March, 1984 they skipped town for Indiana. That was done by Robert Irsay, this move was orchestrated by his son Jim. Basically, like father...
Via SILVERMAN: On Sports
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March 07, 2012
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March 07, 2012
Chuck Pagano lands on Indy interview list
Robert Irsay once took Baltimore’s football team to Indianapolis. Jim Irsay may now try to take Baltimore’s defensive coordinator there, too. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano will interview Tuesday for the head-coaching vacancy with the Colts. Pagano completed on Tuesday his first year as defensive coordinator with the Ravens. …
Via Pro Football Talk
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January 23, 2012
Colts owner Irsay backing the Ravens
Everyone knows the history of the Colts. They were in Baltimore before the late Robert Irsay moved them to Indianapolis in March of 1984. Every since, Baltimore has held a grudge, and, if I may say so, rightfully, against the Colts.Tuesday afternoon, Robert’s son, Jim, the current owner of the Colts’ franchise, tweeted the following:“I’d love 2c Steve B get...
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January 10, 2012
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January 10, 2012
Harbaugh in no mood to entertain usual Colts questions
Ravens coach focused on Sunday's contestSeemingly without fail, every time the Ravens and Indianapolis Colts meet, the days leading up to the game are filled with articles about then-team owner Robert Irsay’s decision to move the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis in the middle of the night on March 29, 1984, and the resulting outcry from the Baltimore community.
Via baltimoresun.com
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December 08, 2011
28 seasons after Colts left Baltimore, pain still lingers
If ever a city was bracing itself to revel in a healthy dose of karma, it's Baltimore. The city spurned by Colts owner Robert Irsay in March 1984 once again welcomes the Indianapolis version to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Ravens are 9-3 and battling the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans and New England Patriots for the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed.
Via Indy Star
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December 08, 2011
Original Baltimore Colts Charter Found In Garbage, Refurbished
What purports to be the original charter provided by the NFL to the Baltimore Colts in 1953 is now up for auction. The document was apparently thrown out (Robert Irsay?) and later recovered and "restored."More »
Via Deadspin
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October 30, 2011
THE COLTS HOT 25
