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Pat McAfee Says He’s Not “Trying To Get Fired” From ESPN & Doesn’t “Take Back Anything” After Claiming Executive Was Sabotaging Show


Pat McAfee is standing firm on his claims that an ESPN executive was “trying to sabotage” his show. The football commentator addressed his remarks from Friday’s show on Monday&#82…

Pat McAfee is standing firm on his claims that an ESPN executive was “trying to sabotage” his show. McAfee aired his grievances on Friday’s episode against Norby Williamson, who the ESPN analyst accused of leaking information that “sets a narrative of what our show is.” With headlines about McAfee’s claims being reported, the former NFL player said he was “super bummed out about” ESPN’s president of content Burke Magnus “was made to look bad because of what I did and how I did it.” ESPN had previously released a statement saying that they would “handle this matter internally” and had no comment about McAfee’s claims, adding that “no one is more committed to and invested” in the success of the network than Williamson.

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