McAfee Tears into Colts, Richardson and Fans: No-Hold-Barred Tirade Sparks Controversy
Following a brutal Sunday loss to the New York Giants, 33-45, the Indianapolis Colts have officially played themselves out of the AFC playoff picture for yet another season, now falling to a mediocre 7-9 record on the year.
The outcome of Sunday’s contest in MetLife Stadium perfectly caps off a campaign for the team filled with drama, quarterback controversy, and simply inconsistent and embarrassing performances from a roster with expectations to be a competitive, budding squad entering the year.
Yet, the signs were there that this team didn’t have a buttoned-up approach throughout this entire season. Especially when asking former Indianapolis punter Pat McAfee, one of the team’s larger critics throughout this year, he had an array of concerns to address following the results of Sunday’s loss,
McAfee took to X in a heated and berating post on Sunday night scolding the Colts’ operation, sounding off on Anthony Richardson, the Indianapolis coaching staff, culture, and even Indianapolis fans encapsulating what he’s witnessed throughout a bumpy, rough season.
“I’ve said what I believed to be the truth about the team, and a bunch of ‘Colts fans’ on the internet were trying to get me booed out of the city,” McAfee said. “Current players, who have won nothing during their entire tenures, started using me and my face to try and paint me as the enemy in the city I’ve committed my life to. And in the end… everything went.. just like I f*****g said it would.”
McAfee references Richardson’s viral moment from earlier in the season against the Houston Texans in Week 8, when the signal caller tapped out in the third quarter after a big hit for “being tired.”
Of course, that event didn’t go over well with fans and those in media circles, and that moment now comes back around full circle, potentially showing signs of what lies beneath the surface when looking at the state of the organization.
