Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff Writer January 6, 2025, 12:25am ET
Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter for ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for more than a decade for ESPN.com and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco is a graduate of Jacksonville University and has received multiple APSE awards. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ return home from Indianapolis was delayed after a 26-23 loss to the Colts on Sunday due to a winter storm that raged on their trip across the central United States.
The team’s charter flight was delayed for seven hours, leaving players and staff on the plane on the tarmac at Indianapolis International Airport. The charter flight departed at 1 a.m. Eastern time.
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Indianapolis was among the cities under a winter storm warning until Monday. The National Weather Service forecast calls for heavy snow at times in central Indiana, with accumulations of 2 to 5 inches, freezing drizzle and wind gusts up to 40 mph.
The Kansas City Chiefs decided to stay in Denver overnight after their game against the Broncos due to the storm.
