Peyton Manning’s response to this should be interesting.
According to a report by ESPN.com, Indianapolis police arrested Colts’ punter Pat McAfee and charged him with public intoxication after he was found wet and shirtless near a downtown canal early Wednesday morning.
As the story goes, a woman called 911 when a “wet man had tried to get into her car at a traffic light.” Apparently McAfee needed a ride home, although he had already attempted to take a cab earlier that night/morning before getting out to walk the rest of the way.
When an officer asked McAfee where his shirt was, he replied “It is in the water,” police reported, according to WISH-TV. Asked by police how much he had to drink, McAfee said “A lot cause I am drunk,” according to the report.
McAfee told police he had been waiting for a ride home, but had decided to take a cab instead. He then asked if he could walk home, according to the police report, WRTV-TV reported.
“I know I am drunk, but does that mean I cannot walk home?” McAfee asked police, according to the report.
The last time a kicker for the Colts made headlines was in 2002 when Mike Vaderjagt criticized Manning and former head coach Tony Dungy in an interview with a Toronto area cable network. At the Pro Bowl a few weeks later, Peyton called Mike Vanderjagt an “idiot kicker” when talking to a sideline reporter on national TV.
I wonder what Manning would call a drunk, wet, shirtless punter who tried to catch a ride home by hopping in a random woman’s car.
“Oh, God – what are you doing in my car?! Get out!”
“No, no – it’s cool. I’m Pat McAfee. I just need a ride home and if we could stop at Taco Bell that would be sweet.”
