Vinatieri could punt for Colts while McAfee is suspended

Colts punter Pat McAfee returned to practice Thursday, one day after being arrested for public intoxication and drawing a one-game team suspension.

McAfee, who missed practice Wednesday, wasn't available for comment after a short Thursday morning session.

Police say McAfee was found early Wednesday morning with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 percent, nearly twice the legal limit for driving in Indiana. Police said McAfee swam in a city canal in the city's Broad Ripple neighborhood.

The team said McAfee will miss the Nov. 1 game against the Houston Texans. The NFL also might levy punishment.

"He's been suspended for the Houston game. And then he'll be back after that," Colts president Bill Polian said Thursday, according to WISH-TV. "He made a mistake, he has to pay the penalty for that. And after that, it's business as usual. He's a really good young guy. He just made a mistake and he recognizes it, and we'll move on."

Colts coach Jim Caldwell said the team is examining options to replace McAfee, who punts and kicks off. Caldwell said kicker Adam Vinatieri is capable of handling all kicking duties.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Brandon Marshall's Trail Could Trigger A Suspension By The Nfl

"The NFL could discipline Brandon Marshall a second time essentially for the same alleged incident, depending on how a six-person jury rules in his trial next month in Atlanta. Marshall, the Broncos' leading receiver the past two seasons with a total of 206 catches, is scheduled for trial Aug. 13 on a misdemeanor battery charge in the Georgia State Court of Fulton County in Atlanta. Judge John Mather will preside over the trial, which is expected to have a judgment from the jury on the same day. Providing he has sufficiently recovered from offseason hip surgery and caught up on the playbook after skipping six weeks of the Broncos' offseason program to protest his contract, Marshall could leave Atlanta and join his team the next day in San Francisco for its preseason opener against the 49ers. Marshall's trial stems from an incident March 4, 2008, at the Atlanta apartment of his former girlfriend, Rasheedah Watley. The alleged altercation between Marshall and Watley caused NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to investigate the receiver's conduct, which included numerous previous police-related incidents. Although Marshall had not yet received his day in court regarding the alleged altercation with Watley, Goodell ultimately suspended the wide receiver for the first game of the 2008 season and fined him two game checks. Goodell had found Marshall guilty of violating the league's personal conduct policy, which states, "As an employee of the NFL or a member club, you are held to a higher standard. Persons who fail to live up to this standard are guilty of conduct detrimental and subject to discipline, even when the conduct does not result in conviction of a crime." A conviction, however, could stiffen the punishment. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed Wednesday that as part of Marshall's discipline last year, he was told that if something more came of the charges against him, he could be subject to additional league discipline."

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Giants LB Michael Boley Suspended For Violating NFL Personal Conduct Policy

"Giants linebacker Michael Boley has been suspended without pay for the first regular-season game this fall as a result of violating the NFL Personal Conduct Policy, the league announced Tuesday.

The suspension stems from Boley's spring 2008 domestic battery charge following a verbal argument with his wife, according to a source with knowledge of the violation.

Boley's suspension starts on Sept. 5 and he will be eligible to return to the active roster on Sept. 14, the day after the Giants' season opener against the Redskins. He is eligible to participate in preseason practices and games but was expected to miss 8 to 10 weeks following June 24 surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip."

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