INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Saturday that he has fired general manager Ryan Grigson after five seasons.
The move comes after Indianapolis missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season and only the third time since 2001.
Irsay hired the up-and-coming Grigson after the Colts went 2-14 in 2011. With a series of shrewd moves and No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck leading the way in 2012, the first-time GM rebuilt almost overnight and was the architect of one of the greatest turnarounds in league history. Indy went 11-5 and earned a wild-card spot that season.
It seemed like there was a bright future with Grigson calling the shots, too.
Indy made the playoffs three straight times, won back-to-back division titles in 2013 and 2014 and reached the AFC championship game following the 2015 season.
But a reported rift between Grigson and coach Chuck Pagano loomed over an injury-riddled 2015 season that didn’t go as expected and was followed with another 8-8 season in 2016 and a second straight playoff miss, prompting the change.
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