Pat McAfee Is Surprised With The Backlash He Is Receiving For Moving To ESPN
Pat McAfee failed to predict how much his ESPN audience would detest the change really?
The former NFL player is perplexed as McAfee’s self-titled program shifts to becoming a member of the Worldwide Leader in Woke.
Pat McAfee Is Surprised With The backlash He Is Receiving For Moving To ESPN
After leaving the NFL in 2016, Pat McAfee has become a rising figure in the sports media. Along with his talk program, the former Indianapolis Colt has developed his brand.
Hello beautiful people…
We appreciate and love you all.. together we've truly changed the game.
🗣🗣 #UpToSomethingSZN UPDATE: pic.twitter.com/Yv8SpyNH0E
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 16, 2023
McAfee stated earlier this week that he was relocating his show to ESPN. McAfee attempted to reassure supporters at the announcement that he would retain complete creative control and that his program wouldn’t alter.
McAfee teased the move by tweeting a photo of himself with Disney CEO Bob Iger last month. However, McAfee then appeared on television and uploaded a video in which he reassured his followers that no matter where they ended up, nothing would change.
🗣🗣LET'S GOOOO @CoachTomlin #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/c5lum05OUM
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 18, 2023
In the social media video, he declared, “We ain’t changing.
The concern among his most devoted supporters that the politically correct network would require him to modify the show’s format prompted McAfee to reply.
Pat McAfee says he received 4 major offers, but his show will move to ESPN beginning this fall.
The program will:
▪️ "Retain full creative control"
▪️ Not change in format
▪️ Follow 'Get Up' and 'First Take'
▪️ "Not say f**k nearly as much"
▪️ Air on ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN YouTube pic.twitter.com/JAyErtE86Q— Front Office Sports (@FOS) May 16, 2023
The host of “The Pat McAfee Show” discussed the criticism he has had for accepting ESPN’s sizable contract during the program that aired on Thursday.
“It’s been tough to go over the mentions,” McAfee said. “It has been tough out there. I don’t think I expected that. That was a miscalculation … I think the reason I didn’t expect it is because it didn’t even cross my mind…I feel like our people are the ones that were most mad. It’s like, ‘Hey, we have a good history, do we not?’”
Pat McAfee is STUNNED that his audience didn't approve of his decision to move his show to ESPN …
Really? 🤔https://t.co/MLk2RbU70j
— OutKick (@Outkick) May 18, 2023
“I don’t know,” McAfee added. “I guess not. … Some of the things that are being said are very, very, very rude.”
The media star appears to be terminating his four-year, $120 million deal with FanDuel, which is still in its second year.
"No amount of money, security, and attention satiates a weak man. He behaves no differently than a woman. The moment a woman secures a Louis Vuitton bag, she covets a Fendi… The 'bag' seduces men to act like women. Pat McAfee is the latest example." https://t.co/fVK7KkVzSf
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) May 17, 2023
Though exact compensation is unknown, sources told Marchand that it is estimated to be in the neighbourhood of eight figures annually.
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