Irsay made the comment at the Donor Kickoff to the Super Bowl meeting at the Chase Tower. The event was for executives whose companies donated to help bring the Super Bowl to Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 5, 2012.
Manning has been sidelined this season after undergoing surgery to his neck on Sept. 8, his third procedure in 19 months.
He sat in the coaches booth for Sunday night’s 23-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Colts’ third loss in as many games to start the NFL season.
