If folks are looking for more Pat McAfee in their life, then they are in luck. The McAfee takeover of everything ESPN is continuing with the controversial sports personality joining “Monday Night Countdown,” ESPN announced Wednesday morning. Adding McAfee to the on-site prime-time show could position him for a role in the company’s coverage of … Read more
Before Pat McAfee was a media superstar, he was a Barstool Sports personality with a chip on his shoulder at Dave Portnoy’s outlet. McAfee inked with Portnoy’s Barstool immediately after early retirement from the NFL in 2017, and roughly 18 months later, things had soured and McAfee departed after “feeling disrespected,” though Portnoy is calling … Read more
Michael Kay took exception to some of Pat McAfee’s criticisms of traditional sports journalism during his radio show, pushing back on the popular ESPN talk host’s comments, calling sports journalists “curmudgeon bums” who hate sports. All of it stems back to the viral moment between Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and the Jacksonville Free Press’ … Read more
Pat McAfee took Cal Raleigh’s nickname to another stratosphere. Known affectionately as “Big Dumper” because of his rather large rear end, Raleigh’s comedic nickname turned into a whole lot more when McAfee introduced the Mariners catcher for the Home Run Derby. ESPN’s Pat McAfee introduced the Home Run Derby participants and was particularly excited during … Read more
You’d be hard pressed to find an NFL insider with more scoops than Adam Schefter, but that hasn’t mattered for Pat McAfee and his show. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Schefter was “essentially banned” from “The Pat McAfee Show” back in March after the insider failed to make an appearance on the show at … Read more
Actor and Knicks superfan Ben Stiller said he didn’t know much about Pat McAfee before Game 4 on Tuesday night. He’s since become a bit more acquainted with what he’s all about after the ESPN personality dropped a WWE-style promo on Stiller, Timothée Chalamet and Spike Lee late in the Pacers’ win over the Knicks … Read more
Luckily for some brawling fans, a “Big Night Aht” didn’t turn into a big night in jail. Social media video showed a brawl that took place inside PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh during Wednesday’s special live Pat McAfee event. While the NFL punter-turned-sports talk host was on stage, fans in the upper level of the … Read more
Warren Sapp said he has had enough of Pat McAfee spreading “wild stories” from the NFL Scouting Combine, which took place in Indianapolis last week. During an appearance on “Thee Pregame Show” on Thursday, the Hall of Famer and current Colorado assistant coach implored McAfee to “stop the lies” — and specifically called out a … Read more
Pat McAfee’s colleagues at ESPN defended the host after some questioned his fit on “College GameDay” during the 2023 college football season. ESPN reporter Jen Lada, a member of the “CGD” crew, praised McAfee, who said Sunday that he hasn’t signed a new contract for the show beyond the 2023 season due to fan criticism. “McAfee … Read more
Aaron Rodgers fans will get an extra weekly dose of the Jets quarterback this season. During an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” — during its ESPN debut Thursday — Rodgers announced he will return to the show for “Aaron Rodgers Tuesdays.” “I will not be censoring myself so if you gotta go over, watch … Read more
ESPN signing Pat McAfee to a huge contract while laying off a bunch of employees has, predictably, not gone over well with the rank and file at the “worldwide leader.” After The Post’s Andrew Marchand first reported last Tuesday that McAfee, 36, was joining the network on a contract that will pay him more than … Read more