McAfee may need protection from himself

Published October 20, 2010 4:00am ET



Colts punter Pat McAfee was arrested for public intoxication Wednesday morning after police said he took a predawn swim in a city canal. For his indiscretion, however, McAfee, a second-year player from (shocker, here) West Virginia, deserves style points. Consider the following:

» Before the arrest, he posted on Twitter: “bye week bye week bye week … Happy Tuesday Party people.”

» When asked by police how much he had to drink, McAfee said: “A lot because I’m drunk.”

» When asked by officers whether he had been swimming in the canal, McAfee said: “I am not sure.”

» When asked how he got wet, McAfee said it had been raining, then told police that his shirt was “in the water.”

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