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Kevin Hickey

Colts’ Jim Irsay threatens lawsuit over ESPN’s ‘First Take’ segment

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is in the spotlight once again after he threatened to take legal action due to comments made about him during a segment on ESPN’s “First Take” on Wednesday.

It started when Irsay was the subject of an interview with Andrea Kramer for HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” which touched on several topics including his battle with addiction and his arrest in 2014.

What made headlines from the interview was Irsay’s comments on the arrest, claiming he was prejudiced against because of his status.

“I am prejudiced against because I am a rich white billionaire. If I’m the ordinary guy down the block, they’re not pulling me in,” Irsay said in the interview.

This surprising comment sent shockwaves through social media, which then became a talking point in a segment on First Take.

Irsay responded to Russo’s comments on social media, threatening to take legal action.

Irsay has always said what’s on his mind regardless of how it may be perceived by the audience, and that isn’t something we should expect to change anytime soon.

Whether this will actually result in a lawsuit remains to be seen, but as Colts fans know, Irsay is an unpredictable character in the league.

 

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