Mike Jansen was fired by the Colts in September as the preseason played out, after 24 seasons as the stadium announcer, a gig he won in 1998 during an open-call audition against more than 300 competitors.
Former Indianapolis Colts announcer Mike Jansen, who was let go by the team in September, reflects out the outpouring of fan support after his departure.INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Jansen walked into Ripley Auctions house Wednesday morning and left behind the rings he used to wear with pride, his Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl ring and AFC Championship ring. Those tiny, shiny, diamond-studded relics of an incredible time in his life. A time that turned sour.
Difficult decisions, Jansen had his own to make about those rings. Having them around just didn't feel right as the days and weeks passed after his firing. Jansen started thinking about everything he had given to the team and those rings seemed to do nothing but remind him of those times, of those days when he wore them with pride.There were the nights when Jansen and his wife, Beth, were going out. She would say to him with a smile,"Wear the ring.
Jansen was embarking on his 25th season as the Colts' public address announcer in August but was on the tail end of a sinus infection and had a lingering rattle in his voice. When Jansen got to Lucas Oil for the Lions' preseason game Aug. 20, the raspy trill was still there. Jansen said he wasn't overly concerned.
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