NFL

Colts punter asked to take PED test after big hit

In a banner sign the “Jacked up!” hit-praising era of the NFL is on the out, kickers’ bodies now are in question.

Just one day after delivering a resounding, big-time blow to the Broncos’ Trindon Holliday, Pat McAfee, the 5-foot-11, 228-pound Colts kicker and punter, was greeted with a note Monday stating he was randomly selected to undergo a PED test.

McAfee didn’t appear to think the timing was too random, but also didn’t seem too concerned about passing the test. He tweeted a picture of the note with the hashtag, “UpperBodyOfAnAdolescent.”

The thunderous hit came in the first quarter of the Colts’ 39-33 upset of Denver on Sunday night. Holliday followed a clear blocking path up the middle then was funneled to the left sideline, where he only had to beat the kicker — usually a given — frequently punctuated by a quick juke that propels the returner into the end zone.

But the fifth-year kicker had the angle. At about the Broncos’ 45-yard line, McAfee delivered a near helmet-to-helmet thud to Holliday, only made comical by McAfee’s position. The hit immediately became the subject of many Internet videos and highlight reels, as football fans cheered along to the Colts kicker’s tackle of the year — which it was, indisputably, as it is his only tackle of the year.

Fans were impressed; the league, though, appears to have been suspicious.

“Guys… Make one random tackle… And end up on a ‘Random’ steroid test.. Must be my bod,” McAfee tweeted.

His “bod” actually had the physical advantage on Holliday, who measures in at 5-feet-5 and 166 pounds — six inches shorter and 62 pounds lighter than the Colt. Still, a kicker upending any player makes for fans’ amazement and, apparently, league misgivings.

“Guys…I heard I broke twitter,” McAfee tweeted after the win. “That’s pretty sweet.”