The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The team is part of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

The Colts have won five NFL Championships, including two Super Bowl titles, most recently in 2006 in Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears.

The Colts relocated from Baltimore in 1984, and began their stay in Indianapolis winning 90 of 228 games through the 1997 season, including 5 playoff games.

But with attendance dwindling and the team playing poorly, city officials were wary of such an investment and negotiations were slow and contentious.

The Hoosier Dome (later renamed the RCA Dome) had been built specifically for and was ready to host an NFL expansion team.

Eventually, the Maryland legislature intervened and threatened to pass a law giving the city of Baltimore the right to seize ownership of the team by eminent domain.

As a result, Irsay began serious negotiations with Indianapolis Mayor William Hudnut in order to move the team before the Maryland legislature could pass the bill.

Most notable and vocal among them was Johnny Unitas, who recognized himself solely as a player for the Baltimore Colts until the day he died, with his estate defending that stand to this day.

In a bit of irony, Baltimore did eventually land another NFL franchise in a manner similar to Indianapolis.

Several years later on November 6, 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced his intention to move Cleveland's team to Baltimore.

Modell would be allowed to take his players and Colts organization to Baltimore, but it would be technically regarded as an expansion team.

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