Fans interested in following the Indianapolis Colts' attempt at returning to prominence will have that opportunity.
For the first time since 2003, season tickets will be available. Chief Operating Office Pete Ward confirmed Tuesday evening that approximately 4,000 could go on sale for the team's games for the 2012 season at Lucas Oil Stadium.
"It's not unexpected considering the things that have transpired, (the team) going 2-14 and the departure of Peyton (Manning),'' Ward said.
"In all honesty, we thought the economy would have affected us more than it has to this point, and then there's the fact we're one of the NFL's smaller markets.''
The Colts experienced an 87 percent renewal rate of season ticket holders, which exhausted a waiting list that had hovered around 10,000.
Including the playoffs and excluding the preseason, the team has sold out 113 of 114 games since 1999, including 79 straight. The last non-sellout was Sept. 21, 2003, when Jacksonville visited the RCA Dome.