Pat McAfee’s role at ESPN appears set to get even larger.
ESPN is set to air a McAfee-led alt-cast for “Monday Night Football” pending NFL approval, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. The new role was part of McAfee’s negotiations on a new contract with ESPN.
McAfee’s proposed alt-cast would not impact the “Manningcast” that ESPN also airs. In fact, they would largely be complementary, with the Mannings set to do 12 MNF games and McAfee somewhere around eight. McAfee would likely do games on ESPN2 on nights in which the Mannings are not doing their alt-cast.
McAfee is no stranger to alt-casts. He has done them from the sidelines of College Football Playoff games, though it is unlikely his NFL ones will look exactly the same as those.
ESPN appears happy to serve up as much McAfee as possible to viewers. He is already a regular on “College GameDay” and is also taking up a role on “Monday Night Countdown.” All of that is in addition to his weekday show that is carried by the network. ESPN is set to pay him a lot of money, and they appear determined to get their money’s worth.
