Watch Indianapolis Colts players read mean tweets

People should really save their venom for NFL players other than kickers and punters.

You probably haven’t really made it as a sports star or celebrity until someone is on Twitter calling you names and otherwise trying to belittle you. Owning mean tweets by reading them is all the rage right now, so much so that even the Indianapolis Colts got into the act.

Now normally Colts fans seem like a pretty reasonable, supportive bunch, or at least they’ve never had a reputation for being excessively insulting. But maybe that 8-8 season in 2015 in a very winnable division drove a few past the point of politeness. Or maybe there’s just a few bad apples in every bunch.

Whatever the case, the official Indianapolis Colts Twitter account shared the following video today. Big props for the starring role played by Pat McAfee, the only punter in the NFL whose jersey I’d seriously consider buying.

Take a look:

McAfee tries to be genuinely helpful and correct his angry tweeter’s grammar (also giving a legit explanation as to why he wears a glove on the field), while the other Colts mostly just seem amused. T.Y. Hilton starts laughing before he can even read a tweet calling him the ugliest player in the NFL.

But come on, is it really necessary to drop multiple f-bombs on Adam Vinatieri? He may be an old [bleep]ing geezer, but he has four Super Bowl rings — which is probably four more than the person who tweeted something mean at him.

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