Recovering Jim Irsay jokes about Colts trading up to draft Marvin Harrison Jr.

Colts team owner Jim Irsay has been recently hospitalized after reported leg surgery, but he’s in good spirits—even joking about the franchise’s improbable drafting of Marvin Harrison Jr.

According to Fox 59/CBS 4’s Mike Chappell, Indianapolis Colts team owner Jim Irsay, whose health status has largely been kept private in recent months, is currently being hospitalized following leg surgery—but is doing better and the expectation is he might be released soon:

Despite being hospitalized, Irsay opted to keep things light on Friday evening, even joking that if the Colts—and specifically, general manager Chris Ballard were able to land prized Ohio State wideout Marvin Harrison Jr., who’s widely a projected 2024 NFL Draft Top 5 pick (and of course, the son of Horseshoe all-time great Marvin Harrison Sr.), that the franchise’s fortunes will be set for the foreseeable future:

For someone who ‘loves ‘dem picks’ and in an already loaded wideout class, it’s hard to envision Ballard realistically willing to surrender the kings ransom of draft capital that it’ll take to trade up to get Harrison Jr.

Even if from purely a sentimentality perspective, it would be truly special given his father’s Hall of Fame legacy in Indianapolis and his son’s eternally bright NFL future—wherever he lands.

That being said, it’s great to see Irsay is doing better and in good spirits. Details over his health status have been kept vague, despite ongoing speculation—and rightfully so, as it’s a private health matter.

Ballard did indicate a few weeks ago that Irsay was ‘progressing well’ and that the sides ‘were talking.’ It appears as though he’s continuing to progress and his health is at least gradually improving—which is encouraging news.