INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Jim Irsay did everything possible to prepare his three daughters for taking over his beloved Indianapolis Colts. <\/p>\n
Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson now want to continue their late father’s legacy by chasing another Super Bowl trophy. <\/p>\n
\u201cHis greatest love beyond his family was having the blessing to be a steward for the Indianapolis Colts,\u201d Irsay-Gordon said. \u201cIt\u2019s our privilege and honor to share this same responsibility and opportunity today.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sisters spoke at a news conference Tuesday, a day after the Colts announced the ownership transition featuring Irsay-Gordon as the team’s CEO with Foyt as executive vice president and Jackson chief brand officer. <\/p>\n
Irsay-Gordon said their father’s \u201cforemost wish\u201d was to keep the Colts in the family. He died last month at age 65. He had long battled issues of health and addiction and had been far less visible following a fall at his home in December 2023. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve spent decades in our family business learning every aspect of our organization under our dad\u2019s leadership,\u201d Irsay-Gordon said. \u201cIt was sometimes trial by fire, and I\u2019m forever grateful for the invaluable experience that I\u2019ve gained. It has prepared me and my sisters for moments like today.”<\/p>\n
Irsay started working in the Colts’ equipment room and took over as owner when his father Robert Irsay died in 1997. <\/p>\n
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Indianapolis Colts owners Carlie-Irsay Gordon, center, is joined by her sisters Casey Foyt, right, and Kalen Jackson, poses following a press conference at the NFL football team’s training facility in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Credit: AP\/Michael Conroy<\/p>\n
Irsay-Gordon said she had to take a different path as a woman, interning in departments like marketing, administration and football operations. She said their father was so proud to see each of his daughters find her own niche in the franchise. <\/p>\n
Foyt recalled countless training camps along with answering telephones at the front desk and working in marketing before working for the NFL in London. She returned to the Colts\u2019 front office in 2007 and said she and her sisters all have the same horseshoe tattoo as their father symbolizing the franchise as family. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve been around the NFL and the team a long time,\u201d Foyt said. \u201cWe’ve grown up here in Indy and the city. We just know the value of our commitment to the team and the city of Indianapolis is just as important as when he was there.”<\/p>\n
The Irsay sisters had held the title of owner since 2012 when they were named vice chairs. Irsay-Gordon has represented the Colts at various NFL meetings since 2004. Jackson has been leading the family\u2019s initiative to raise awareness of mental health.<\/p>\n
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Indianapolis Colts owners Carlie-Irsay Gordon, center, is joined by her sisters Casey Foyt, right, and Kalen Jackson, as they discuss the team during a press conference at the NFL football team’s training facility in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Credit: AP\/Michael Conroy<\/p>\n
Jackson called Tuesday \u201cextremely bittersweet\u201d as she and her sisters fulfill possibly their father\u2019s biggest dream in taking over the Colts. She said Irsay knew he wouldn\u2019t be able to see this moment in person, but that no decision will be made without them hearing his voice in the back of their minds. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an extremely amazing opportunity, and we do not take that for granted in any way,\u201d Jackson said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Jim Irsay did everything possible to prepare his three daughters for taking over his beloved Indianapolis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,392,6,2309],"class_list":{"0":"post-119702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-indianapolis-colts","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-wires-bot"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114661258952398993","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}