INDIANAPOLIS — Out of the smoke, Robert Mathis emerged.
One fist raised, wearing his Super Bowl XLI ring, Mathis saluted the Indianapolis faithful before making his way to the stage at midfield.
More than a year after his induction to the Ring of Honor was announced, Mathis, the Colts all-time sack leader and the NFL record holder for forced fumbles and strip sacks, finally got to see his name unveiled at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday in front of 66,140, the largest attendance at a Colts game this season.
"I am so humbled, I am so honored and I'm so proud to call myself an Indiana native," he said.