Jim Irsay relapsed before death and hid it from public: Report

(NewsNation) — The former owner of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, Jim Irsay, relapsed multiple times before his death in May and hid it from the public, according to a recently published Washington Post investigation.

Irsay dealt with addiction publicly throughout his life, but seemed to have turned a corner in recent years, creating a charity known as Kicking the Stigma to promote mental health awareness and address stereotypes surrounding addiction.

Despite how it appeared on the outside, however, Irsay was still struggling in private, the Post reports.

Irsay overdosed three times in the last five years of his life, all of which were kept hidden from the public by Colts executives over fears it could jeopardize his job and standing with the league, according to the Post.

Harry Haroutu