Pat McAfee blasted ESPN’s plan to award Prince Harry the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the upcoming ESPYs. During the “The Pat McAfee Show” on Friday, McAfee accused his own network of “trying to piss people off” for honoring the Duke of Sussex with an award named after the late NFL safety turned Army … Read more
ESPN has made its pitch to keep Stephen A. Smith. But the “First Take” personality has a different contract in mind. Smith, the ubiquitous face and voice at the sports network, will see his current contract expire next year, and ESPN, according to Puck News, offered Smith $90 million over five years. Stephen A. Smith … Read more
Pat McAfee revealed that his family was blindsided by the unexpected death of his father-in-law, Bob, on Monday. McAfee had surprisingly missed WWE “Raw,” which was taking place in his adopted hometown of Indianapolis on the evening that the company and city had announced a long-term deal to bring the 2025 Royal Rumble and eventually … Read more
Pat McAfee’s status for ESPN’s “College GameDay” is up in the air. After bringing his polarizing brand of eccentricity to the Saturday morning show for the last two years, McAfee still does not have a contract for ESPN’s weekly college football roadshow for the upcoming season, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Tuesday. McAfee, 37, has … Read more
SNY’s Gary Cohen threw out a Pat McAfee-influenced theory on where Aaron Rodgers may be rather than attending the Jets’ mandatory minicamp. The iconic play-by-play announcer discussed the national storyline with SNY Jets studio host Steve Gelbs while calling the final outs of the Mets’ 10-4 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night. “So, where … Read more
Pat McAfee and his crew had some fun with Jets coach Robert Saleh saying Aaron Rodgers’ absence from the first day of mandatory minicamp is “inexcused.” McAfee started off by playing a clip of Saleh saying the absences of Rodgers and Haason Reddick, the linebacker the Jets acquired from the Eagles this offseason, were subject … Read more
Bill Simmons couldn’t resist another chance to continue his emerging feud with Pat McAfee, given the former Colts punter’s controversial “white bitch” comment — and the apology that followed — regarding Caitlin Clark on Monday. On Wednesday, before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Simmons mentioned Luka Doncic’s odds to win MVP for the series … Read more
Hours after Pat McAfee issued an apology for referring to Caitlin Clark as a “white bitch,” he used similar phrasing during the WWE “Monday Night Raw” broadcast. As Braun Strowman, whom McAfee has reportedly called “one big son of a bitch” in the past, walked toward the ring wearing a cut-off shift containing that nickname, … Read more
It’s “all good” between Caitlin Clark and Pat McAfee after the ESPN personality apologized Monday for calling her a “white bitch” during a discussion about the WNBA on his self-titled program. McAfee opened Tuesday’s show by addressing the matter, a day after he came under fire for the brazen commentary about Clark, 22. “Obviously that’s … Read more
Pat McAfee has walked back his wording after a segment about Caitlin Clark drew backlash because he referred her as a “white bitch” in a monologue during his ESPN show that was complimenting her for how much attention she has drawn to the WNBA. In a post on X on Monday, McAfee apologized for wording … Read more
Pat McAfee dove headfirst into the fallout of Caitlin Clark’s eventful weekend by using brazen commentary to describe the Fever rookie’s importance to the league, calling her “one white bitch for the Indiana team who is a superstar.” The ESPN personality — who was in attendance for Saturday’s game, when Chicago Sky veteran Chennedy Carter … Read more
There’s more clarity surrounding Hayden Hopkins’ pregnancy. And the father is still someone involved in sports, just not Raiders owner Mark Davis. After Hopkins shut down rumors and an erroneous report that she was having a baby with Davis, TMZ reported Tuesday that the dancer and choreographer is actually having a child with Nationals slugger … Read more
Pat McAfee issued an apology for alluding to a false rumor that Hayden Hopkins was expecting a baby conceived by Raiders owner Mark Davis. On Monday, a number of large social media accounts, including the ubiquitous aggregator Dov Kleiman, took an Instagram post from Hopkins announcing that she was expecting a baby later this year … Read more
ESPN might have poured it on a little too hard in favor of the Knicks on Sunday. Before the Knicks lost Game 7 of their second-round playoff series to the Pacers, 130-109 at Madison Square Garden, ESPN hosted a Knicks-centric pregame show, featuring Stephen A. Smith fervently cheering on the team. On his radio show … Read more
Pat McAfee bought a gorgeous Cadillac Escalade for one of his show producers on Wednesday. Mecum Auctions is in Indianapolis, where McAfee is based, this week. It was therefore only natural that the former Colts punter got in on the action live on his show, which is simulcast on ESPN and YouTube. A 2002 Escalade … Read more
While Stephen A. Smith wanted to vomit over the performance of the Knicks in Game 4, another ESPN personality was in a much better mood after the Pacers downed the Knicks to even the second-round series at 2-2. Pat McAfee left Gainbridge Fieldhouse all smiles and was given a warm welcome by the Pacers, even … Read more
Commercial content 21+. Pat McAfee couldn’t help but throw shade at ESPN Bet during a segment on his show Thursday. The host of “The Pat McAfee Show” stopped himself mid-sentence after an ad for the ESPN-sponsored and Penn Entertainment-operated sportsbook appeared on the screen. “Things are going great here,” McAfee said sarcastically as he pointed to the ESPN Bet logo on the … Read more
Friday turned into “Dunk on Dan Orlovsky Day” for ESPN analysts. Orlovsky is one of the dozens of people — dozens — who are defending the Falcons using a first-round draft pick on Michael Penix Jr. after paying Kirk Cousins. And his colleagues are letting him have it. Marcus Spears said Orlovsky lives in a … Read more
Bill Belichick was as surprised as everybody else that the Falcons took Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall on Thursday in the 2024 NFL Draft. The combination of how high the former Indiana and Washington quarterback went in the draft, coupled with the fact that the Falcons just signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million … Read more
Bill Belichick saved his personality for his post-coaching career. Belichick, known for his gruff demeanor and teeth-pulling press conferences during his tenure with the Patriots, earned strong reviews for his NFL Draft analysis Thursday night. The six-time Super Bowl champion head coach analyzed picks as part of “The Pat McAfee Show.” “Thoroughly enjoying Bill Belichick … Read more