INDIANAPOLIS -- Another Indianapolis Colts season had just ended in disappointment, and now players were being summoned by the co-owner, unsure of what to expect.

It was January 2025, and amid unresolved questions about the direction of the team following an 8-9 finish, Mo Alie-Cox and his fellow tight ends found themselves headed to the opposite end of the Colts' complex, where the owners' office suites are located.

Carlie Irsay-Gordon had asked to see them.

"I had never even been on that side of the building," said Alie-Cox, now in his eighth season with the Colts. "I didn't know what was going on.

"I was like, 'Bro, ownership is calling for us? S---.' I was telling the younger guys, this ain't ever happened. And I've been here for a while."

There was reason for concern consider

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