Colts: Pat McAfee announces another giant move in career
Comeback stories are great. But Pat McAfee's epic keeps getting better and better every time that he announces some news. Once an Indianapolis Colts player under arrest for public intoxication back in 2010, the punter-turned-broadcasting star is making another giant move in his career. The Pat McAfee Show has changed the world of sports talk media […]
Comeback stories are great. But Pat McAfee's epic keeps getting better and better every time that he announces some news. Once an Indianapolis Colts player under arrest for public intoxication back in 2010, the punter-turned-broadcasting star is making another giant move in his career.
The Pat McAfee Show has changed the world of sports talk media as he has amassed millions and millions across social media while hosting guests of the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Ian Rapoport, and countless other personalities on a daily basis.
The show that has gone from Barstool Sports, to independent, to DAZN, to independent again is now headed toward one of the biggest sports networks in history: ESPN.
The news was announced by McAfee himself on social media while he specified that the show isn't changing (beyond the fact that the amount of F-bombs is being drastically reduced) and that it will remain available on YouTube through ESPN's channel.
On a personal note, I've got to tell you, watching the former Colts star thrive has been absolutely amazing. He's become one of my biggest idols simply for one reason: The guy does whatever the f… – sorry, no F-bombs – whatever he wants!
He retired from the Colts when he stopped being happy living the life of an NFL player. He split up with Barstool Sports the moment he felt the trust between the two parties was breached. He became a spectacular part of College Gameday by staying true to his persona and didn't become another traditional host on ESPN's iconic college football show. And don't get me wrong, I love everyone on College Gameday, but McAfee was still McAfee in it. The same one you get on his own show and the same one you'd get if you run into him in the streets of Indianapolis.
Now, he's marrying a network because he's a parent. In a show weeks before the announcement, McAfee opened up about the fact that the team needed support from a network to handle all the behind-the-scenes work to be able to be a good dad.
He's a dude that does what he wants and prioritizes all of it. You gotta respect that.
