Pat McAfee is expanding his media footprint.
The longtime NFL punter will join ESPN as a contributor, according to the network’s NFL insider, Adam Schefter. McAfee’s duties will include adding commentary to Thursday night college football games, while also contributing to the network’s morning show, Get Up!
For our brand: Pat McAfee, who considered a return to the NFL, will contribute to ESPN this season as a color analyst on Thursday night college football primetime games, as well as make regular appearances on Get Up. McAfee and Matt Hasselbeck are teammates again on Thursdays.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 29, 2019
McAfee has done a good amount of entertainment work since retiring from the NFL abruptly after the 2016 season. He spent a year with Barstool Sports and made his NFL commentary debut for Fox last December. The man is a natural entertainer, so this is one pairing that should work out just fine.
