INDIANAPOLIS -- Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s instincts led her to the sideline.

The team’s new principle owner has been a fixture on the Indianapolis sideline for years, wearing a headset and holding a call sheet. Irsay-Gordon’s presence on the sidelines has been widely theorized on, sometimes criticized and picked apart by outsiders.

But her reasons are simple.

Irsay-Gordon has known for a long time that she’d take over as principal owner, the person ultimately in charge of hiring the general manager and head coach, then providing them with the support they need to achieve a vision.

She realized she needed to understand the game better than most. Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA TODAY Quick Cross now. Meet Carlie Irsay-Gordon: The headset-wearing, innovative-thinking new owne

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