Carlie Irsay news
The gist
Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon drew attention for sideline headset work and detailed notes.
The clip raises the question of how hands-on an NFL owner should be.
How it unfolded
- Sep 17, 2026NFL.com publishes a "Next Woman Up" Q&A with Izzy Diaz, Harriet P. Irsay Fellow and Special Teams Assistant for the Colts, who says Irsay-Gordon encouraged her to apply for the Tony Dungy Fellowship Program.
- Sep 19, 2026MLFootball posts on X that Irsay-Gordon has gone viral for how involved she is with the team, listening to play calls on a headset, taking detailed notes from the sideline, being in the gym with the team and attending player meetings during the week.
- Sep 20, 2026Irsay-Gordon speaks with Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and his wife, Tavia, at the Colts at Chiefs game in Kansas City, Missouri.