After Walking Out of $120 Million, New Reports Reveal Money Isn’t the Reason Why Pat McAfee Turned to ESPN

Pat McAfee is a man of many talents. He has been a great NFL player and an amazing WWE performer. However, McAfee’s biggest strengths have been his skills in speaking and hosting. One such brilliant result is his show, ‘The Pat McAfee Show’. Throughout the journey of his show, he has had brilliant interviews with some of the best players in the NFL, including Aaron Rodgers. He has had some amazing times as a YouTuber and he might just be furthering his career.

While deals are a dime a dozen for him, McAfee has gone on to make an interesting one with ESPN for his further ventures. Interestingly, this came after he refused a huge $120 million deal with another popular brand behind him.

The interesting Pat McAfee and ESPN team up

With the kind of analyzing and interrogative talent McAfee holds, he has become a popular commodity in the sports world. One such channel to recognize his worth has been ESPN. As per New York Post, ESPN and McAfee have agreed to a 5-year deal worth $85 million. This contract entails that the Pat McAfee Show will air on some of the most popular weekday TV sports platforms.

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With a payout of $17 million every year, the deal will include a weekly spot for McAfee as an analyst on the timeless ‘College Football GameDay’. Interestingly, McAfee will have control over all aspects of the show, right down to bringing in his usual guests. Additionally, the confirmation of this deal only came a short while after he walked about from his FanDuel sponsorship deal. Interestingly, he didn’t comment on why. Although, the deal itself was one of huge value.

Why is McAfee leaving FanDuel?

It seems like McAfee is ready to move on to some of the more important responsibilities in his life. While he hasn’t come out and confirmed it, the host’s reason to walk away from a $120 million deal may just be familial. While McAfee has been very happy with the response his show has gotten, the backend work has definitely taken a toll on him.

Furthermore, the super host has a baby daughter and he has mentioned that this is going to be a bigger priority for him. His reasoning for leaving FanDuel was rooted in the kind of issues he was facing in terms of the workload. He did mention that he was grateful for his deal with FanDuel but they wouldn’t be able to relieve his current issues.

While there is no guarantee that ESPN will be able to help him out in his situation, the deal is sure to take some of his workload away. Only the sands of time will reveal how beneficial his deal with ESPN will be.

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