Jim Irsay

...of a NFL franchise requires approval of 24 of the 32 teams. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay told reporters at an owners' meeting in Boston that he wouldn't back an ownership group that included Limbaugh. Irsay supports Democrats with...

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...an NFL owner like the ones the talk show host made about Donovan McNabb in 2003. And Colts owner Jim Irsay says he would vote to bar Limbaugh if he tries to buy the St. Louis Rams. In a column published by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday...

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...of an entire culture that I am a part of, I can't respect him as a man." Irsay said Tuesday, "I would not be in favor of voting for him," and he labeled some of Limbaugh's comments "incendiary. . . . We've got to watch our words in this...

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...Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb to succeed because he is black. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Tuesday said he could not consider voting to approve Limbaugh as an owner because of comments that were "inappropriate,...

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...Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay becoming the first NFL owner to stand up against him on principle. Irsay (left) said this week he definitely would not vote to approve an ownership group involving Limbaugh because of the right-wing...

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...of the St. Louis Rams could be sacked on the grounds of divisive conduct. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay declared Tuesday that he would not approve a sale of the Rams to a group including Limbaugh, while NFL commissioner Roger...

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...significant opposition. Irsay said he would not vote to approve Limbaugh as an owner. "I would not be in favor of voting for him," Irsay said. "I could ask Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell, Dwight Freeney and consult with them, but there have...

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...Rams. But that doesn't mean he'll be welcomed. "I, myself, couldn't even consider voting for him," Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said at the league's fall meetings. "When there are comments that have been made that are...

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...Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the St. Louis Rams ran into opposition within the NFL on Tuesday, when Colts owner Jim Irsay vowed to vote against him and commissioner Roger Goodell said the conservative commentator's "divisive" comments would not...

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...it comes up for a vote. Prospective owners must be approved by 24 of the league's 32 teams. Irsay said at first that he would consult with people he respected, such as defensive lineman Dwight Freeney, coach Jim Caldwell and former coach Tony...

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