Colts Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon Goes Viral On Field With Headset

Carlie Irsay-Gordon became the principal owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts in May 2025 following her father Jim Irsay's death, co-owning the franchise with sisters Casey Fot and Kalen Jackson. During a Week 1 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on September 7, 2026, she went viral for standing on the sideline listening to play calls via headset while taking notes, an action that reflects her desire to understand football's complex operations rather than influence in-game decisions. In interviews from June and July 2025, Irsay-Gordon explained that this hands-on approach accelerates learning about whether staff are competent or untrustworthy after she hired coach Chuck Pagano in 2012.