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>> WE'RE EXCITED. WE'RE EXCITED
FOR THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY AND
HOPEFULLY TO START BUILDING
SOMETHING SPECIAL HERE IN INDY

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AND TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING
SPECIAL THAT'S ALREADY BEEN
CREATED HERE.
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COLTS QUARTERBACK CARSON WENTZ
ON HIS NEW ROLE AS THE MAN
LEADING THE CHARGE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.

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WENTZ AND HIS COLTS TEAMMATES
ARE BACK AND, JUST AS
IMPORTANTLY, SO ARE THEIR FANS
AS TRAINING CAMP BEGINS AT

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WESTFIELD'S GRAND PARK.
BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS
WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.
BILL.

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>>
THANK YOU, GERRY. AS WITH ALL
NFL FRANCHISES, THE COLTS HAD TO
HOLD TRAINING CAMP IN THE

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PRIVACY OF THEIR OWN PRACTICE
FACILITY LAST YEAR. BUT WITH
PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS EASING,
THE COLTS ARE RETURNING TO GRAND

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PARK AND INVITING THEIR
FOLLOWING TO DO THE SAME, THOUGH
WITH A FEW CAVEATS.
AND WITH US TO PROVIDE MORE

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DETAIL IS STEVE CAMPBELL, THE
COLTS' VICE PRESIDENT OF
COMMUNICATIONS. STEVE, WELCOME.
>> GOOD TO BE HERE IN PERSON.

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>> AGAIN, IT'S GOOD TO BE
TALKING FOOTBALL, AND IT'S GREAT
TO BE TALKING FOOTBALL WITH FANS
IN ATTENDANCE AS COLTS TRAINING

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CAMP OPENS UP IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AS JIM IRSAY SAID
MANY TIMES, FOOTBALL GAMES AND

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TRAINING CAMP, EVERYTHING WE DO,
IT IS LIKE FAMILY REUNIONS, IT
IS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT FANS. WE
SAW THAT ON GAME DAY AND

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TRAINING CAMP LAST YEAR, WE ARE
THRILLED WELCOMING COLTS NATION
BACK TO GRAND PARK. SO THEY CAN
BE ALONGSIDE OF US EVERY STEP OF

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THIS JOURNEY.
>> THERE ARE PROTOCOLS YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF.
>> ABSOLUTELY.

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UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE COVID IS
STILL LINGER IN OUR CITY AND
STATE AND COUNTRY, THERE ARE
STILL NFL PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

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ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE LOVE
ABOUT TRAINING CAMP WITH FANS IS
THAT FANS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN
ABLE TO GET AUTOGRAPHS AND TAKE

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PICTURES WITH PLAYERS, BECAUSE
OF COVID PROTOCOLS, WE WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO ALLOW PHOTOGRAPHS
WITH PLAYERS AND COACHES. THERE

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IS A LOT OF ACTIVITIES, AND
THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO DO UP AT
GRAND PARK
>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE,

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AGAIN, LOTS OF INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES FOR FANS OF ALL AGES.
AND THEME DAYS THROUGHOUT THE
MONTH.

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>> ABSOLUTELY. SO ONE OF THE BIG
FEATURES OF TRAINING CAMP IS
COLT CITY, WHICH IS -- I
DESCRIBE IT AS KIND OF A

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CARNIVAL. WHICH IS ATTACHED TO
TRAINING CAMP. AND WE HAVE COLTS
INFLATABLES, LOTS OF THINGS TO
DO DURING, OR AFTER PRACTICE,

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AND THEME DAYS RECOGNIZING LOTS
OF DIFFERENT FOLKS IN OUR
COMMUNITY. A DAY FOR KIDS, A
BACK-TO-SCHOOL DAY, A MOMS DAY,

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A DAY WE'RE GOING TO HONOR OUR
ARMED FORCES. AND THEN WE'RE
GOING TO HONOR FRONTLINE
WORKERS. FRONTLINE ESSENTIAL

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WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING
SO HARD OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH
THE PANDEMIC. AND SO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FANS

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TO COME OUT AND CHOOSE A DAY
THAT SUITS THEM THE BEST.
>> AND CAMP IS FREE, BUT FANS
WILL NEED TO HAVE TICKETS.

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>> ABSOLUTELY. CAMP IS FREE
EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT PRACTICE
IS OPEN IN COLTS CITY AND
PRACTICES ARE ALL FREE. BUT FANS

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NEED TO GO TO COLTS.COM/CAMP TO
DOWNLOAD A FREE TICKET TO ENTER
EVERY DAY.
>> AN ONGOING INITIATIVE THE

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COLTS THAT CAME UP DURING THE
PAST YEAR, KICKING THE STIGMA.
VERY IMPRESSIVE CAMPAIGN LED BY
YOUR OWNER JIM IRSAY, REALLY

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ADDRESSING EVERYTHING THAT
RESOLVES AROUND MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES.
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MENTAL HEALTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN
ISSUE IN THE COUNTRY AND THE
WORLD. BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE
ISSUES WE DON'T LIKE TO TALK

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ABOUT. SOMETHING THAT JIM SAID
RECENTLY IS THAT WHEN YOU BREAK
YOUR ANKLE, OR YOU HAVE A PAIN
IN YOUR EYE, OR SOMEWHERE, YOU

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IMMEDIATELY GO TO A DOCTOR. BUT
WITH MENTAL HEALTH, PEOPLE ARE
OFTEN HESITANT TO GO SEEK THAT
HELP, OR TO SHARE THEIR STORY.

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SO WHAT THE IRSAYS WANTED TO DO,
BEING LED BY JIM AND ONE OF HIS
DAUGHTERS KAYLA JACKSON WAS TO
REMOVE THE STIGMA AND ENCOURAGE

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PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND SEEK
HELP. WE'VE BEEN PROMOTING THIS
EFFORT THROUGH PSAS, A VIRTUAL
FUNDRAISER IN MAY, MENTAL HEALTH

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AWARENESS MONTH. SOMETHING THE
IRSAY FAMILY IS PERSONAL TO THEM
AND CARE ABOUT VERY DEEPLY AND
WE'LL BE SPOTLIGHTING THIS AT AN

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ISSUE AT A GAME AND GOING
FORWARD
>> IMPRESSIVE SCHEDULE, A LOT OF
PEOPLE SAY IT IS GOING TO BE A

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VERY DIFFICULT SCHEDULE, OPEN
SEPTEMBER 12, HOME GAME SEATTLE
19th, HOME GAME WITH THE RAMS,
WHAT A WAY TO START THE SEASON.

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HOW ARE TICKETS -- WE ALL GOT
USED TO SITTING AT HOME WITH OUR
CLICKERS WATCHING NFL FOOTBALL
LAST YEAR, HOW ARE TICKET SALES

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GOING?
>> PRETTY WELL. THERE IS A
PENT-UP DEMAND FOR LIVE EVENTS.
AND WE'RE HEARING THIS ACROSS

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SPORTS, ACROSS ENTERTAINMENT,
CONCERTS, THINGS LIKE THAT,
THERE IS A PENT-UP DEMAND FOR
PEOPLE WANTING TO GET BACK OUT.

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WE WERE ONE OF THE FEW TEAMS
THAT HOSTED FANS LAST SEASON.
AND THOSE FANS WERE LOUD AND
PROUD WHEN WE HAD FIVE OR TEN

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THOUSANDS. BUT AGAIN IT IS NOT
JUST THE SAME. SO WE'RE VERY
THRILLED THAT IT IS GOING TO BE
THIS WAY THIS YEAR.

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>> STEVE, AS WE WRAP UP, YOU
POINTED OUT, I DIDN'T REALIZE
THIS. CARSON WENTZ IS THE FOURTH
QUARTERBACK IN FOUR YEARS FOR

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS. I KNOW
PEOPLE WILL BE HERE TO SEE HIM,
THAT'S AMAZING.
>> IT IS. WE GOT USED TO PEYTON

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MANNING AND ANDREW LUCK FOR SO
LONG, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR BOTH OF
THOSE GREAT QUARTERBACKS. THE
LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN A

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LITTLE BIT TUMULTUOUS. BUT FRANK
WRIGHT IS THE RIGHT COACH AND
THE RIGHT PERSON TO LEAD THAT
POSITION, AND TO LEAD CARSON ON

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THIS TEAM.
>> IT'S EXCITING TO THINK ABOUT
THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS. TRAINING