Pat McAfee Joins ESPN's Monday Night Football Push, Eyes $60 Million Renewal
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Pat McAfee Joins ESPN's Monday Night Football Push, Eyes $60 Million Renewal
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Summary
ESPN said Wednesday that Pat McAfee will join "Monday Night Countdown" this season and take his daily show on the road from each Monday Night Football site.
February's Super Bowl will extend that role further, with McAfee set to serve as a main analyst on ESPN's pregame and halftime coverage of its first Super Bowl broadcast.
McAfee will also stay on "College GameDay," making him the first ESPN personality to work both of the network's flagship football shoulder shows.
Around $60 million a year is the figure under discussion as ESPN and McAfee negotiate a new deal, underscoring how central he has become to the network's strategy.
Mike Foss's recent call for talent to "embrace authenticity" instead of debate frames the move as a broader ESPN pivot toward fan-driven programming and away from hot-take formats.