This offseason, the Indianapolis Colts lost their heartbeat when longtime owner Jim Irsay passed away. His absence still lingers everywhere— especially in the locker room. The team has already stitched his initials into a jersey patch and will induct him into the Ring of Honor during halftime of the season opener. But when the Colts take the field, there will be something even more symbolic to be noted.

At the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center on Labor Day, Colts Owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon gathered the roster to talk about her father’s life and the values that shaped his decades of leadership. When the head coach, Shane Steichen, stepped forward with a surprise. A custom blue guitar, painted with the Colts’ horseshoe logo and three simple words—Win For Jim—hoping to fin

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