Colts Fire General Manager Chris Ballard After 2-4 Start
The Indianapolis Colts have fired General Manager Chris Ballard following a 2-4 start to the season and a recent loss to the previously winless Tennessee Titans. Team co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon announced the decision, stating a change in leadership was necessary…
Detroit, MI, October 19, 2026 —
The Indianapolis Colts have fired General Manager Chris Ballard after opening the season 2-4 and losing recently to the Tennessee Titans, who had been winless before the game.
Team co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon announced the decision. She said a change in leadership was necessary for the Colts to meet the team’s championship standards. No additional explanation for the move was provided in the information available.
The decision puts Ballard’s departure alongside two results identified in the announcement’s context: the Colts’ record through six games and their loss to Tennessee. The summary did not provide the date of the announcement or the game, the score, or further details about the loss.
The Colts have not been identified as naming a successor in the information provided. It also did not specify whether the team has begun a search for a new general manager, who will handle the role in the interim, or what Ballard’s departure means for other members of the organization.
Irsay-Gordon’s statement cited the team’s championship standards as the reason for making a leadership change. The information provided did not include further remarks from her or Ballard, or details about Ballard’s tenure, contract or next steps.
The immediate circumstances surrounding the firing are therefore limited to the team’s 2-4 start, the recent loss to Tennessee and the ownership announcement. Further details about the Colts’ plans for the general manager position were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Michael Marot, Associated Press on www.clickondetroit.com, see more information here.
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