INDIANAPOLIS — This Colts opener is going to feel more weighty than any opener the team has played in years.

Facing a pivotal season for the future of the franchise, the Colts open Sunday under a different kind of weight, the emotional toll of losing late owner Jim Irsay in the offseason.

Irsay’s memory has been ever-present for everybody in the building since he died in May, but the Colts are placing Irsay in the team’s Ring of Honor on Sunday, placing the team’s collective loss front and center as Indianapolis embarks on a critical season.

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