Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay continues to be on the mend from what the team said is a severe respiratory illness, but a police report has emerged from December detailing what was logged as a suspected overdose.
According to records obtained by TMZ and FOX59/CBS4’s Max Lewis, police responded to Irsay’s home around 4:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 8 after someone found him in the bathroom, unresponsive and struggling to breathe.
From Lewis:
A supplemental report said Carmel police were called to “assist fire with a male that was unresponsive, breathing, but turning blue.” That male, the report indicated, was 64-year-old Irsay.
The narrative said someone found Irsay had fallen in the bathroom; he was moved to a bed and was unresponsive. Irsay struggled to breathe, the report said.
“Irsay was unconscious with abnormal breathing (agonal breathing), a weak pulse, and he was cold to the touch,” the responding officer wrote in the report.
One of the officers attempted to wake Irsay with a sternum rub, a type of pain stimulus, but he continued to be unresponsive. An officer gave him naloxone (Narcan) before medics arrived; he had a slight response to that, the report said. Naloxone is used to combat overdoses from opiates.
Irsay has made public appearances since this reported incident. He was seen at the home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 16 and was scheduled to appear with his band in Los Angeles.
However, the team announced a week ago that Irsay was being treated for a severe respiratory illness. The team provided another statement after the police report was made public Wednesday.
Mr. Irsay continues to recover from his respiratory illness. We will have no further comment on his personal health, and we continue to ask that Jim and his family’s privacy be respected.
It isn’t clear if these two incidents are related, but we will keep you up to date on the latest developments regarding the health of the Colts’ owner.
