On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts lost in embarrassing fashion to the previously winless Tennessee Titans.
On Monday, general manager Chris Ballard lost his job.
In a statement from her husband, Carly Irsay-Gordon, she described how “the sense of urgency has never been higher” in Indianapolis and how the Colts’ “standard” is to compete for championships. “A change in leadership is necessary to meet this requirement,” Irsay-Gordon continued.
You can read the full statement here:
Sunday’s loss to the Titans dropped the Colts to 2-4, two games behind first-place Jacksonville.
Ballard began his professional career as a scout with the Chicago Bears before moving to the Kansas City Chiefs as director of player personnel and later as director of football operations in Indianapolis for 2017.
The organization made the playoffs twice during his tenure, losing in the divisional round after the 2018 season and losing in the wild card round after the 2020 season.
Indianapolis had a 72-82-1 regular season record and a 1-2 postseason record under his leadership.
Head coach Shane Stechen is now on the field.
