INDIANAPOLIS – In case they didn’t know, Jim Irsay was about to make it pretty clear to his football team what he thought of Robert Mathis.
The year was 2013, and the Colts had just knocked off the Seattle Seahawks.
Mathis’ 2.0 sacks that day, which gave him 100 for his career, were monumental in the victory over Russell Wilson and company.
A game ball was going to No. 98.
“I’ve been around this game for 42 years,” Irsay said inside the home locker room. “I’ve been around locker rooms with Johnny Unitas on forward and that man right there (pointing to Mathis) is one of the best football players I have ever seen.