Jim Irsay, the late, longtime owner of the Indianapolis Colts who died in May at age 65 , spent the final years of his life battling a relapse into opioid use that was largely concealed from the public, according to The Washington Post . The extensive report cited five people who claimed witness to Irsay's drug use, along with medical and police records.

Despite his public advocacy around mental health and addiction, Irsay experienced at least three overdoses in the last five years, according to the report: One in Turks and Caicos in 2020, another at his home in Carmel, Indiana, in December 2023, and a third just days later at a Florida resort that led to a nearly four-month hospitalization.

While the Colts publicly described Irsay's extended absence in early 2024 as a result

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