Pat McAfee walks away from the Colts at 29

The color former Colts punter Pat McAfee enjoyed holding court in the locker room.Clark Wade/IndyStar

HOUSTON – Pat McAfee is walking away from the Indianapolis Colts at age 29.

No, really. This isn't a joke.

The two-time Pro Bowl punter met with team owner Jim Irsay for more than an hour Monday to inform him of the decision and announced it Wednesday night live on television.

The people’s punter – and very likely the city’s most popular athlete – is retiring from professional football, effective immediately, to work with Barstool Sports, a popular satirical sports website he says will soon open an office in Downtown Indianapolis. McAfee was due nearly $6 million over the next two seasons on…