Jim Irsay made his first public comments since a suspected overdose in December when he was found unresponsive in his Carmel, Ind., home.
The 64-year-old Colts owner indicated in a post on X that there was a positive development in his health.
“On the mend. Grateful for all the messages of love and support,” Irsay wrote, ending the post with a heart emoji.
The message was posted to Irsay’s X account by the NFL owner himself, a source told ESPN, even though Irsay does have team staffers post on occasion for him.
The Colts have been operating without any input from Irsay since the health issues arose, and it is unclear when he will be well enough to return to his duties, ESPN reported.
The Colts said in a statement last month that Irsay “continues to recover from his respiratory illness” and that they “will have no further comment on his personal health.”
The team also asked for the public to respect Irsay’s privacy.
Irsay has dealt with a number of health issues in recent years and has been very candid about his past addictions, telling HBO Sports in November that he had been to rehab “at least 15 times” while also talking about a near-fatal incident that he went code blue.
“The doctor goes, ‘Um, Jim, you’re one lucky man because I had signed virtually the death certificate,” Irsay told journalist Andrea Kremer during an episode of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”
Police were called to Irsay’s Indiana home around 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 8 after he was found unconscious on his bathroom floor, TMZ first reported.
Responding officers administered Narcan to Irsay after they arrived at the scene and weren’t able to wake him with a sternum rub.
Narcan is used by first responders to help individuals who have overdosed on opiates.
Irsay was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.