The Pat McAfee Show has been in the news lately for multiple reasons. The talk show recently made a hugely lucrative deal with the $10 billion giant ESPN, resulting in a huge backlash. Fans were not even remotely happy with the move. But in recent news, the co-host of the show revealed all behind-the-scenes affairs when he was let go from Aaron Rodgers‘ former team, the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers have done really well in divisional and conference championships, but their player transfers were always of concern. Pat was extremely surprised when he heard the intimate details after all these years.

Aaron Rodgers wasn’t the only one who was let go

Rodgers was an incredible asset for the Packers, but they decided to trade him to the New York Jets. It was a shocking trade for the fans and now there are intimate details shared by the former linebacker of the team, A. J. Hawk, on his unanticipated departure. Hawk had already played 9 years of the 10-year contract he made with the team before he was let go. He also revealed that he was stuck at sea when his exit from the team was announced.

When Hawk received his release news, he was on a cruise ship with Urban Meyer and thousands of Ohio State fans. They were stuck in the sea because there were some weather complications with dense fog surrounding the ship. Hawk revealed that the Packers decided not to announce his departure from the team, as then he would have 2500 confused fans to answer. These events happened back in 2014, but Hawk still holds some regrets.

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A. J. Hawk knew it was coming

Hawk revealed in the clip shared by Pat McAfee that he felt very sad about the outcome and he had wished to stay with the team till his contract ended. Hawks admitted that he already felt like he was going to be released from the team beforehand, stating, “I knew it was coming. How everything was working out, I was like, yeah! My time is up.”

Pat McAfee expressed confusion at the revelation and asked Hawk why he would say that. Hawks revealed that he felt it beforehand cause he noticed how the Packers were using him on the field and his contract almost being at the end. There were much bigger things at play behind the scenes, but Hawk is very grateful that the Packers held off the news of his release till he came back from the cruise.

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