INDIANAPOLIS - Carlie Irsay-Gordon opened the new era of Indianapolis Colts ownership with a timely joke on Tuesday, quipping that she and her sisters considered showing up 30 minutes late to meet with reporters in honor of their late father, Jim Irsay, who famously moved to the beat of his own drum.
But it didn't take long to become apparent that, for Irsay's three daughters -- who assumed control of the Colts this week following their father's death last month -- their stewardship of the team is no laughing matter.
"This is our business and we take it very seriously," Irsay-Gordon, the team's CEO and principal owner, said during a 30-minute joint news conference with her sisters.