NFL owners seem to do more trash talking then any player on the field these days. Â First it was Jerry Jones, the owner and general manger of the Dallas Cowboys, who loved to fire up his players by bad-mouthing division rivals. Â Now, it is Indianapolis Colts’ owner Jim Irsay.
Irsay commented on Peyton Manning and the time he played for him in Indianapolis. Â Manning and the Broncos head to Indy this Sunday so this is just the hype they were looking for. Â In summation his comments were that Manning only won one Super Bowl title while others around him won more. Â He also said that it was Peyton who told him to pursue Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Â Many saw Irsay as trying to take a cheap shot at the future Hall of Fame quarterback. Â It was also quite confusing considering Irsay is planning an over the top pre-game tribute to Manning.
Over the past 12 hours, Irsay has gone on the attack to defend himself and his comments. Â ESPN analyst Chris Mortensen got into the mix and threw his own dig into the mix. Â After appearing on ESPN to talk about Peyton’s return to Indianapolis, Irsay tweeted this,
This tweet then prompted Mort to tweet this,
We get it. Â You want every person in America to tune into Sunday Night’s game. Â We all will, you can stop doing this childish nonsense!
