Pat McAfee reads the comments. The polarizing ESPNer scrolled through X to see what fans thought of his involvement in MLB’s Home Run Derby on Monday, and some responses made it seem like fans wanted to change the channel due to his appearance. McAfee screen-shotted three tweets about his involvement, alongside a GIF of comedian … Read more
It was all “bulls–t,” according to Pat McAfee. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Thursday that McAfee had “essentially banned” Adam Schefter from McAfee’s self-titled program after the ESPN NFL insider was unavailable for a free agency show in March. Well, the rumors were cleared up later on Thursday when Schefter made his first appearance on … Read more
Pat McAfee doesn’t even have to be somewhere to end up in the middle of a controversy. While broadcasting a seven-on-seven soccer tournament, TST announcers Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez called out McAfee for not being present as the team he owns, the CONCAFA Soccer Club, played a semifinal game where the winner of the … Read more
WWE announcer Michael Cole made good on his bet with Pat McAfee and donned a Pacers jersey during “Monday Night Raw” that was broadcasting live from Tulsa, Okla. The pair made a bet two weeks earlier that Cole would wear a Pacers jersey during a broadcast if Indiana defeated the Knicks in the Eastern Conference … Read more
If you thought Pat McAfee’s in-game words for the Knicks’ celebrity fans were harsh, his response to John Mellencamp’s criticism is a whole new level. “John: shut the f–k up,” McAfee said during a rant on Friday’s episode of the “Pat McAfee Show.” McAfee was given the microphone during the Pacers’ Game 4 win over … Read more
There’s plenty of star power on hand for Game 5 at Madison Square Garden between the Knicks and Pacers, but ESPN personality Pat McAfee is not among that group. The sports talk host told his audience on Thursday that he was not making the trip to New York for the game despite public pressure from … Read more
This one hurts so bad. John Mellencamp has taken Pat McAfee to task for his foul-mouthed rant on the Knicks’ celebrity fans that attended Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night in Indianapolis. “The Knicks/Pacers games have been very entertaining for anyone who likes basketball or sports. I attended Game 4 in Indianapolis,” … Read more
Pat McAfee knows how to hype up a crowd, and he had no problem doing so during Game 4 between the Knicks and Pacers while taking shots at New York’s traveling celebrity fan contingent. The sports media personality and Indiana sports supporter was on hand at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and appeared on the video board in … Read more
Pat McAfee said it “feels very interesting” that ESPN will “counter program” his daily simulcast with Rich Eisen’s show later this year. During Tuesday’s episode of “The Pat McAfee Show,” the former All-Pro punter reacted to the news of ESPN and Eisen joining forces to bring “The Rich Eisen Show” to Disney+ and ESPN+ for streaming … Read more
Pat McAfee appeared to take a hit from a vape pen on the set of his “Draft Spectacular” Thursday during the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wis., as seen in a video shared on X. Former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, who was a guest on the live show, turned it down when McAfee … Read more
Paul Heyman is leaning hard into his post-Wrestlemania heel turn. The inimitable promoter joined “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday on the heels of the weekend-long WWE spectacle in which he turned on longtime friends CM Punk and Roman Reigns and took no prisoners in the aftermath. “CM Punk does as much good to my … Read more
Pat McAfee appeared to make his first public comments about the controversy he’s found himself in after an Ole Miss freshman pointed the finger at him for helping to spread an untrue internet rumor about her. Mary Kate Cornett, the 19-year-old college student, has taken aim at McAfee and other sports talk personalities that she … Read more
Mary Kate Cornett continued to fight back against the people she feels helped amplify the vile internet rumor that she said “ruined” her life. The Ole Miss freshman became internet fodder after a wild social media claim — that she had been sleeping with her boyfriend’s father — spread like wildfire. It was briefly discussed … Read more
The Ole Miss college freshman at the center of a vile internet rumor that gained traction in late February is looking to take legal action against ESPN and Pat McAfee, who touched upon the wild accusations made against the teen on his ESPN program, as the ensuing fallout of the gossip spread has been “ruining” … Read more
Pat McAfee has begun walking back his comments about the NFL draft and is “thinking about” hosting his draft show in Green Bay after initially protesting attending the event because of the league’s “lack of respect.” “The more and more I think about it, you know, maybe we do go shake [the NFL’s] hands,” McAfee … Read more
Aaron Rodgers “hasn’t said s–t” to some of his inner circle about his playing future, according to Pat McAfee. During Wednesday’s installment of “The Pat McAfee Show,” the ESPN personality discussed reports that the Vikings pulled out of the sweepstakes for the 41-year-old quarterback — and said those close to Rodgers, including former teammate AJ … Read more
Pat McAfee had some friction at the NFL combine in the very same city his ESPN show is hosted every day. While responding to a Front Office Sports report that McAfee will not attend the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay due to “insufficient respect,” McAfee explained his high levels of frustration with NFL event … Read more
Pat McAfee previously admitted that the Colts team does not like him and it’s easy to understand why. When making his picks against the spread for Week 18, McAfee took the Colts -5.5 against the lowly Jaguars, but not without some backhanded comments about his former team. “I wish we could transfer portal the whole … Read more
Aaron Rodgers revealed during Monday’s episode of “The Pat McAfee Show” that he has a girlfriend. The Jets quarterback, 41, was last publicly linked to Mallory Edens, the daughter of Bucks owner Wes Edens. Rodgers slipped the news in when discussing that he buys his Christmas gifts online and was concerned about an order he … Read more
Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin said he’s focused on winning after trading jabs with Pat McAfee on their respective podcasts. Over the weekend, Franklin clapped back at McAfee, a former Colts punter-turned media star, for being critical of Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson — and McAfee responded by pointing out a multitude of issues Indianapolis is dealing … Read more