Wednesday (Wet, shirtless Colts kicker continues tradition) edition: Wha' Happened?

Here in Minnesota, we are no strangers to off-field controversy when it comes to the local NFL team. Normally, then, we might shrug when reading a story about a player from another team getting in after-hours trouble. But when it happens to the Indianaoplis Colts ... and it's their punter ... continuing a theme of Colts kickers being off-field problems ... well, we have to take note. First, the story about punter Pat McAfee (our bold):

Indianapolis police have arrested Colts punter Pat McAfee and charged him with public intoxication after he was found wet and shirtless near a downtown canal.

Indianapolis-area media reported that shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, a 911 caller told police that a shirtless, wet man had tried to get into her car at a traffic light in the city's Broad Ripple district.

When police arrived on the scene they found a shirtless and soaking wet McAfee, who said he was not sure if he had been in a nearby canal and said it had been raining. According to media reports, there was no rain in Indianapolis at the time.

McAfee cooperated with police and registered a blood alcohol content of 0.15 on a breath alcohol test, according to reports. He was arrested and transported to an arrest processing center. It was not clear if he had made bail Wednesday morning, according to area media reports.

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.

All of this, of course, is an excuse to reference one of the all-time great meltdowns -- also involving a Colts kicker. This time, it was placekicker Mike Vanderjagt getting in trouble via alleged intoxication. He told The Score in Toronto this after a playoff loss following the 2002 season:

"I'm not a real big Colts fan right now, unfortunately. I just don't see us getting better. Coach Dungy, he's just a mild-mannered guy. He doesn't get too excited, he doesn't get too down and I don't think that works, either. ... I think you need a motivator, I think you need a guy that is going to get in somebody's face when they're not performing well enough." He also ripped QB Peyton Manning, who would gain his revenge with this classic quote live from the Pro Bowl: "I'm out at my third Pro Bowl, I'm about to go in and throw a touchdown to Jerry Rice, we're honoring the Hall of Fame, and we're talking about our idiot kicker who got liquored up and ran his mouth off. The sad thing is, he's a good kicker. He's a good kicker. But he's an idiot."