Colts Owner Jim Irsay Recovering After Suspected Overdose

Irsay was found unresponsive in December, prompting emergency treatment; he is now being treated for a severe respiratory illness.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was found unresponsive and struggling to breathe at his home in Carmel, Indiana, on December 8, 2021, due to a suspected overdose, according to police reports.
Emergency responders administered naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, before Irsay was transported to a local hospital.
The Colts announced on January 9, 2024, that Irsay was being treated for a 'severe respiratory illness'.
Irsay has been open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, and in a November 2023 interview, he revealed that he had been to rehab at least 15 times.
It is currently unclear whether Irsay's respiratory illness is related to the suspected overdose incident.