At the end of a minicamp practice in Indianapolis last month, Colts owner Jim Irsay gave linebacker Robert Mathis a watch as a gift.
That’s the cliched gift that an employer gives a retiring employee, but that wasn’t the reason for this gift. For one thing, safety Mike Adams said he saw nothing but diamonds on a watch that doesn’t sound like the simple gold one usually given in such situations. For another, Mathis has said many times this offseason that he plans to be on the field when the 2015 season gets underway.