Colts Flashback: Pat McAfee, Jim Gaffigan Pile on Laughs

Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan starred in a hilarious 2014 Colts.com video in which he was on the Indianapolis Colts roster during training camp but cut. Colts punter Pat McAfee stayed in character for a locker-room chat about his part in the video.
Colts Flashback: Pat McAfee, Jim Gaffigan Pile on Laughs
Colts Flashback: Pat McAfee, Jim Gaffigan Pile on Laughs /

INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Gaffigan earns his living as a stand-up comedian, but former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee knows how to make people laugh, too.

A 2014 Colts.com video in which Gaffigan is on the Indianapolis Colts roster before being cut and consoled by McAfee belongs in the hilarious hall of fame. Check out the video here.

Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan (right) munches on a donut during a 2014 video in which he's on the Indianapolis Colts camp roster before being cut. The donut munching got the attention of Colts star pass rusher Robert Mathis (left).
Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan (right) munches on a donut during an Indianapolis Colts practice in a 2014 video spoof in which Gaffigan is on the training camp roster but cut. Among the amused teammates is All-Pro pass rusher Robert Mathis (left) / Colts.com

Gaffigan, 53, grew up in Munster and Chesterton in Northwest Indiana, so he was ideal to connect with the Colts on a video in which he’s munching donuts and sandwiches, making fun of Coby Fleener’s first name, not recognizing quarterback Andrew Luck and calling McAfee “Adam,” mistaking him for kicker Adam Vinatieri. And legendary David Letterman provides the ultimate close with an amusing assessment.

Gaffigan’s interaction with McAfee includes the punter giving the comedian an old jersey. Gaffigan comments that the jersey smells like “canal,” a humorous reference to McAfee’s much-publicized in the Broad Ripple Canal.

Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee, while with the team in 2014, consoles stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan after the comic was cut from the roster in a hilarious Colts.com video.
Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee (left) consoles comedian Jim Gaffigan after the comic is cut from the team's training camp roster in a funny 2014 Colts.com video / Colts.com

After the video’s posting in September of 2014, McAfee stayed in character for an entertaining follow-up about playing his part. He kept a straight face when referring to Gaffigan as “the big pale whale” and how McAfee couldn’t believe the comedian didn’t know the punter’s name.

When asked about the jersey gift smelling like canal, McAfee said, “He said that it smelled like some sort of water that allegedly exists. I don’t know what he’s talking about. I think it smelled pretty awesome.”

McAfee concluded that Gaffigan “owes me a hug.”

If there was truth in the video, it was that the dynamic duo are good friends. One month before the video’s debut, McAfee introduced Gaffigan before a stand-up show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum.

McAfee was a two-time Pro Bowl selection as the Colts punter from 2009 to 2016. He’s since become an entertaining media sports analyst with a popular “The Pat McAfee Show” podcast.

Just like Gaffigan, who still in his biz, McAfee leaves people laughing, too.

Here’s McAfee’s hilarious insults hurled at Tennessee Titans fans in Nashville, Tenn., before announcing the Colts’ third round pick in the 2019 NFL draft.


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Phillip B. Wilson
PHILLIP B. WILSON

AllColts Publisher/Editor