McAfee has also commented on his belief in ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro and Disney CEO Bob Iger (Disney is ESPN's parent company).ĮSPN is still the World Wide Leader, a brand that will give someone even as famous and successful as McAfee – who climbed to the top on his own – further reach and opportunity. "Their production assets, league rights capabilities, and access to everything in the sports world makes us incredibly pumped about the possibilities and can’t wait to get started this fall," McAfee wrote to the Post. Hawk, along with their band of producers and recurring guests, will retain creative control of the show, while dialing down the profanity. The 36-year-old saw a chance to lessen his workload – the 15 hours you see of him on air per week is the tip of the iceberg – with Bristol picking up the back-end production and business side of the show.Īccording to McAfee, he and co-host A.J.
McAfee and his wife, Samantha, welcomed their first child earlier this month. Why did Pat McAfee leave FanDuel for ESPN? On Wednesday, McAfee provided additional insight into his decision during a Twitter direct message exchange with a reporter from the New York Post. "Now we're the tip of the spear of what sports media needs to be." "A few years back, none of these networks would even give me a meeting," McAfee said of his move. Instead, the former NFL punter-turned-media sensation announced May 16 that he and his Monday through Friday, three-hour YouTube talk show would be moving to ESPN this fall, thus walking away from a four-year, $120 million deal he had signed with FanDuel roughly 18 months ago. Pat McAfee had 120 million reasons to stay put.
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