Fans in attendance at the Indy 500 paid tribute to late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Sunday afternoon.

The NFL C-suite just got a lot less interesting. Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, died Wednesday. A statement from the team said he “passed away peacefully in his sleep,” but that doesn’t feel quite right.

Jim Irsay became the Colts' controlling owner following Robert Irsay's death in 1997. NFL DRAFT GRADES: Recap all NFL Draft picks, grades and analysis for all 32 teams. "Some of Jim’s fondest memories came from his youth working training camps in ...

"My guess is this planning has been done long before now so that (the franchise) is not all passing at his death."

There’s just a realness that he was a very human person just like all of us,” said former 18-year NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who played for the Colts from 2013-15.

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank has spoken about Colts owner Jim Irsay, who died in his sleep on Wednesday. In 2005, the Atlanta Falcons played the Indianapolis Colts in Tokyo, Japan, in a game known as the "American Bowl.

The NFL experienced an unfortunate loss on Wednesday with the death of Colts owner Jim Irsay. We'll be starting things off today by taking a look at Irsay's time in Indianapolis. As always, here's your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter.

Gordon is expected to assume control of the Indianapolis Colts' football operations in the wake of the death of her father, Jim Irsay, Wednesday at the age of 65, stepping fully into a role she’s spent a long time preparing to handle.