Jim Irsay Arrested

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DWI and possession of a controlled substance:

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24488636/colts-owner-jim-irsay-arrested-charged-with-owi

 

What a Dbag...

 

[cravnravn]

Lol lol lol lol lol

[vmax]

He looks like he's 74, not 54.

[Robjr83]

If I were the cop that pulled him over I'd been looking for some owners box tickets

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/17/source-describes-jim-irsay-as-a-sick-sick-man/

 

 

Source describes Jim Irsay as “a sick, sick man”

Colts owner Jim Irsay hasn’t bailed out of jail yet, and already word is creeping out about what has apparently been a long and losing fight with drug addiction.

According to Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star, Irsay’s arrest for driving under the influence and four counts of drug possession was a “sad inevitability” to those close to him.

“He’s a sick, sick man,” one source told Kravitz. “He desperately needs help.”

Those around Irsay had been leaning on him in recent years to get help, or at least get a driver. But even as he withered physically, he resisted the suggestion anything was wrong.

He lost 70 pounds, down to 165, but explained it away by saying his doctor wanted him to lose weight to take the pressure off his bad back.

Kravitz paints the picture of a man very much in denial, and enabled by the many people he employed.

But it’s becoming clear that Irsay’s bizarre Twitter ramblings, which are easy to make fun of (trust us, we know), are also a hint at some of the issues he was dealing with, which are deeper than anyone was willing to admit or confront before he was arrested.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/17/report-irsays-behavior-was-alarming-around-colts-organization/

 

 

Report: Irsay’s behavior was alarming around Colts organization

Jim Irsay’s arrest for operating while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance may not have come as a shock within the Colts’ facility.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, some people with connections to the Colts franchise had grown concerned about the owner’s behavior.

“There are people around the Colts organization who have been suspicious about some of his behavior,” Schefter said Monday morning onSportsCenter.

No details were given about Irsay’s suspicious behavior. Irsay has acknowledged his struggles with addiction but has claimed that he stopped drinking 15 years ago. Irsay will be subject to discipline from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

I thought his tweets were weird and out of control last yr.

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Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Would you like some Horse Jim? To bad daddy moved the team to Indy. He would be so close to the corner to get his fix here.

[cravnravn]

Man he looks bad, we are the same age, and he looks like he's 75

[Oldschool739]

Man he looks bad, we are the same age, and he looks like he's 75

Come on Crav, you've been 54 for 10 yrs now, man.....Did you find the fountain of youth in Florida or something ????

[cravnravn]

Come on Crav, you've been 54 for 10 yrs now, man.....Did you find the fountain of youth in Florida or something ????

 

No seriously, we are the same age, I hope I dont age like that til 70, atleast

[tsylvester]

 

No seriously, we are the same age, I hope I dont age like that til 70, atleast

 

 

 

That is what addiction does to some one. I hope he wants & gets the help he needs.

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/06/irsays-situation-gets-more-complicated/

 

 

Irsay’s situation gets more complicated

For Colts owner Jim Irsay, an arrest last month on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and felony possession of a controlled substance (four counts) may have been the tipping point in a series of problems that, at a minimum, justifies careful examination by the league office.

According to Tim Evans and Mark Alesia of theIndianapolis Star, the arrest came less than three weeks after a woman was found dead of an apparent drug overdose in a townhouse Irsay previously had given to her.

Police and the coroner are reportedly waiting for toxicology results before determining the cause of Kimberly Wundrum’s death. Per the Star, a police report determines that a plate with “white powder, straw, razor” were found in the townhouse, along with photographs of Irsay.

The Star report also raises the question of whether Irsay purchased the townhouse given to Wundrum with money flowing from Irsay’s ownership of the Colts. Because he’s the sole owner of the team, the decision to divert funds for personal use won’t be a problem — unless, of course, charges incurred for personal endeavors were reflected as business expenses.

Irsay reportedly had $29,000 in his possession when arrested, with the cash in a briefcase, his wallet, and laundry bags. That dynamic has not yet been explained by Irsay or the Colts, and it hasn’t received the scrutiny from the media that perhaps it should.

Still, there seems to be little disagreement on the proposition that Irsay must face the same consequences that a player would face under similar circumstances. When it comes to disciplining an owner, however, the financial penalty that best mirrors the standard punishment of two game checks for a first-offense DUI by a player could be a major fine that would take away two weeks of the money Irsay earns during the season based on his 100-percent ownership of the franchise.

 

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/10/nfl-surely-dreads-prospect-of-irsay-testifying/

NFL surely dreads prospect of Irsay testifying

The news that Colts owner Jim Irsay has beenordered to testify in a child-custody proceeding didn’t register on a national-radar screen currently consisting of only one large blip: LeBron James. The development involving Irsay, however, undoubtedly resulted in a stream of four-letter words at the league office.

Rich and/or powerful guys don’t like to submit to the authority of a court of law. In part, they don’t like to do it because they don’t like to submit toany authority. They also don’t like to do it because, even when submitting to authority, they often can’t or won’t truly submit to authority, resisting that authority with every response to every question.

From the fictional realm, think Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. From a more timely, real-word perspective, think Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

It usually doesn’t go well when a rich, powerful guy with a history of surrounding himself by sycophants has to answer questions that he doesn’t want to answer and that he believes he shouldn’t have to answer. Men in that position all too often lack the self-awareness to know when they are saying something really, really stupid or really, really unbelievable or really, really harmful to their broader image and/or the interests of the league they represent.

Forced, sworn testimony would potentially not go well for any owner in any major-league sport. For Irsay particularly, a Pandora’s box of possibly bad outcomes for him personally and the league generally looms. The challenge for the league office will be to ensure that Irsay receives appropriate and thorough preparation on how to handle the compulsory Q&A.

So enjoy the LeBron situation while you can. Eventually, the biggest news in the NFL — and potentially in all of sports — could be the things Jim Irsay says on a witness stand and/or the manner in which he says them.

Lets get him on the stand and see what falls out of his mouth.

[vmax]

This gets uglier by the minute.

[cravnravn]

This gets uglier by the minute.

 

This could be worse then your learning triangle

[ForceEight]

 

This could be worse then your learning triangle

!!!!!!!Jim Irsay is a founding member of the learning triangle!!!!!!! Didn't you know?

[vmax]

 

This could be worse then your learning triangle

 

Close...he's doing things they are not wanting you to know.

 

Edited July 11, 2014 by vmax

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/29/jim-irsay-agrees-to-plea-deal/

Jim Irsay agrees to plea deal

Colts owner Jim Irsay and Indianapolis prosecutors have reached an agreement on a plea deal related to Irsay’s impaired driving arrest.

The prosecutor’s office confirmed to theIndianapolis Star that Irsay, who previously pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges, will change his plea next week.

“I can confirm that Mr. Irsay’s case has been set for a change of plea hearing on Tuesday, September 2nd at 11:00 a.m. in Hamilton Superior Court IV,” Andre Miksha, a spokesman for the Hamilton County prosecutor said. “I cannot provide any details of — or even verify the existence of — an agreement unless and until one would be tendered to the Court at such a hearing.”

Prosecutors say that when Irsay was pulled over on March 16, he had “oxycodone and/or hydrocodone” in his system and officers “continuously had to support Irsay in order to prevent him from falling over.”

Irsay is expected to face league discipline, but such discipline has not yet been announced.

 

[vmax]

The league hit him hard....and fairly.

 

 

 

After the Indianapolis Colts team owner pled guilty on Tuesday to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was sentenced to a year of probation, the league came down with its own sanctions.

Irsay has been suspended for six regular-season games and has been fined $500,000 for violating the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy, the league announced in a statement.

Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote an open letter to Irsay, which stated: "I have stated on numerous occasions that owners, management personnel and coaches must be held to a higher standard than players. We discussed this during our meeting and you expressed your support for that view, volunteering that owners should be held to the highest standard."

Here are the terms of the suspension, per the NFL's release:

1. During the suspension, which takes effect at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Mr. Irsay may not be present at the club's facility, may not attend any practices or games, may not represent the club at league or league committee meetings or at any other team or league event, and may not conduct media interviews or engage in social media regarding any team or league matters. 2. Irsay will be subject to ongoing treatment, counseling, and testing as determined by medical professionals and the Indiana court. The $500K fine levied on Irsay is the maximum allowed under league rules. What's more, Goodell stated that the Colts will not face penalties, such as forfeited draft picks, since Irsay's conduct did not present "competitive consequences."http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/colts-jim-irsay-draws-six-game-suspension-500k-fine-from-nfl-090214

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I don't know. I think it is a little light for a group that Goodell said he holds to a higher standard. Also what was with all the cash and the woman who died at his place? He was traveling down a bad road.

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/02/nfl-holds-irsay-to-higher-standard-sort-of/

 

 

The appearance of holding Irsay to a higher standard masks the inadequacy of the financial penalty. The league office has advised PFT that there will be no monetary consequence beyond the $500,000. Which means that Irsay will otherwise lose none of the money that he will earn during the six weeks that he’s suspended.

Nice slap on the wrist Roger.