Police – Colts’ Jim Irsay discovered unresponsive at residence in December

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts proprietor Jim Irsay was discovered unresponsive and struggling to breathe earlier than being transported to a hospital by paramedics final month following a suspected overdose, based on a police report obtained by ESPN.

Irsay was discovered mendacity in mattress and was chilly to the contact when emergency personnel reached him on the morning of Dec. 8, based on the report furnished by Carmel, Indiana, police. An officer wrote within the report that Irsay’s pulse was “weak and sluggish.”

Radio site visitors accessed by ESPN indicated fireplace rescue personnel have been dispatched to Irsay’s handle round 4:32 a.m. for a report of an “unconscious particular person.”

Irsay acquired a dose of Narcan — a drugs used to reverse the results of an opioid overdose — from the primary law enforcement officials on the scene, based on the report, and “responded barely” earlier than paramedics transported him to a hospital.

Officers famous a lot of totally different drugs Irsay had been prescribed however famous it was initially unclear what actual substance he had taken earlier than being present in misery. The particular drugs have been redacted from the report for privateness causes.

The incident was first reported by TMZ.com Wednesday morning.

The Colts, who final week revealed Irsay was coping with a “extreme respiratory sickness,” declined to supply any particular response however issued an announcement Wednesday saying, “Mr. Irsay continues to recuperate from his respiratory sickness. We could have no additional touch upon his private well being, and we proceed to ask that Jim and his household’s privateness be revered.”

The timeline of Irsay’s latest points is unclear. Irsay has not been seen publicly in latest weeks. However ESPN confirmed he attended the Colts’ Dec. 16 residence sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers — eight days after the emergency at his residence.

Quite a few questions on Irsay’s well being and whereabouts within the weeks since had been fielded by the staff, with Colts officers constantly stating there can be no touch upon private issues.

Final week, the staff reversed course when it launched the assertion about Irsay’s respiratory sickness, saying it might stop him from attending an Irsay Assortment exhibit and live performance in Los Angeles.

“He’s receiving wonderful care and appears ahead to returning to the stage as quickly as attainable,” the assertion learn. Later within the week, normal supervisor Chris Ballard stated Irsay is “steady they usually’re working by way of it.” He declined to elaborate.

Irsay, 64, has an extended historical past of dependancy and has admitted to previous utilization of opioids and different medicine. He revealed in a November interview with HBO Sports activities that he had been to rehab “a minimum of 15 instances.” He additionally stated he had a near-fatal incident years in the past, saying he went “code blue” and needed to be revived.

Previously, Irsay has stated his dependancy to painkillers stems from his utilization after a sequence of surgical procedures through the years. Irsay has undergone a number of procedures for yearslong shoulder and hip accidents which have had a big affect on his mobility.

The Irsay household’s profitable Kicking the Stigma marketing campaign was launched in 2020 as an extension of Irsay’s outspokenness about dependancy and psychological well being. The group has distributed greater than $25 million in grants to entities within the psychological well being house.

ESPN reporter Paula Lavigne contributed to this report.