"INDIANAPOLIS -- Another Indianapolis Colts season had just ended in disappointment, and now players were being summoned by the co-owner, unsure of what to expect. It was January 2025, and amid unresolved questions about the direction of the team following an 8-9 finish, Mo Alie-Cox and his fellow tight ends found themselves headed to the opposite end of the Colts complex, where the owners' office suites are located."
""I had never even been on that side of the building," said Alie-Cox, now in his eighth season with the Colts. "I didn't know what was going on. "I was like, 'Bro, ownership is calling for us? S---.' I was telling the younger guys, this ain't ever happened. And I've been here for a while.""
"There was reason for concern considering the Colts' tight ends were second-to-last in the NFL in receiving yards (467) last season and widely identified as one of the team's weak spots. But Irsay-Gordon, who ascended to owner and CEO in June following the cardiac arrest death of her father, Jim Irsay, wasn't looking to assign blame for a disappointing season."
Players were summoned to the owners' office suites after the Colts finished 8-9 in January 2025. Mo Alie-Cox and fellow tight ends were surprised to meet with co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon. The tight ends ranked second-to-last in NFL receiving yards (467) and were viewed as a team weakness. Irsay-Gordon, who became owner and CEO in June after her father Jim Irsay's cardiac arrest death, focused on ensuring necessary changes and player comfort rather than assigning blame. Ownership has since implemented changes and asked specific questions about facilities, including the cafeteria.
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