INDIANAPOLIS — Colts general manager Chris Ballard was angry.
Angry at himself. At society.
He was hurting, too. Hurting for the black members of his team and the black members of the Colts front office and coaching staff, hurting for his friends, hurting so much that tears appeared in his eyes at times during an emotional 15-minute speech.
Ballard was not going to talk about football in an impromptu media availability Thursday.
“I can’t sit here and remain silent, because that’s exactly what we’ve done every time our black community screams and yells for help,” Ballard said.