COLTS

Don't expect Pat McAfee to shed a tear for Ryan Grigson

Jim Ayello
IndyStar
Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee (1) celebrates his pass to tight end Erik Swoope (86) in the first half of their game Thursday, November 24, evening at Lucas Oil Stadium.

If Ryan Grigson is looking for sympathy following Saturday's news that he'd been fired, Colts punter Pat McAfee is not his man.

Mere minutes after the news broke that the Colts had fired the general manager, McAfee tweeted "Thank God."

The tweet would have been a bit cryptic had he not followed it up with: "'Unwarranted Arrogance' just ran into a brick wall called karma."

And after local radio personality Dan Dakich tweeted, "So funny … the Punter," McAfee responded with "'All Pro punter' please and thank you … also someone who has seen your best friend treat humans absolutely horrendously for 5 years."

IndyStar Colts Insider Stephen Holder later added, "I am not taking a position here. Just passing along facts. Ryan Grigson was absolutely despised by many people in the building."

McAfee wasn't alone. Reggie Wayne told the NFL Network "it was about time. Everybody saw it coming. They were just wondering when it was going to come.

"There were a lot of little things that (Grigson) did here and there that were a little awkward. ... A lot of those guys (in the Colts locker room), they won't say anything, but Pat is Pat. He's going to speak his mind. And Pat hit it right on the head. He was a different cat. ... He walked around and tried to put fear in people, and that ain't the way you do it.

"One thing about players, if they like you and they love you, they will lay it on the line for you. And if you walk through there, and you're showing signs of arrogance, guys are going to see through that and they're not going to lay it on the line for you."

Here what some other former Colts had to say: