Pat McAfee
Pat McAfee is a former Colts punter turned sports creator, hosting The Pat McAfee Show, analyzing college football on College GameDay, and appearing in WWE.
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YouTube / ESPN
ESPN
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WWEOverview
- From
- Plum, Pennsylvania, outside Pittsburgh
- College
- West Virginia University
- NFL career
- Indianapolis Colts punter and kickoff specialist, 2009–2016
- Media leap
- Retired from the NFL in 2017 to join Barstool Sports
- Daily show
- Launched the daily version of The Pat McAfee Show in 2019
- ESPN breakthrough
- College GameDay analyst in 2022; his show joined ESPN in 2023
Mini bio
How it started.
McAfee grew up in Plum, Pennsylvania, and earned a football scholarship to West Virginia University. The Indianapolis Colts drafted him in the seventh round in 2009. Across eight NFL seasons, he became a two-time Pro Bowler and earned First-Team All-Pro recognition for the 2014 season.
A different kind of career.
He retired in 2017 at 29 to join Barstool Sports. McAfee cited repeated knee surgeries and his interest in creative work as reasons for leaving football. He stayed in Indianapolis to make podcasts, videos and other media, then launched his daily sports talk show in 2019.
The show finds its audience.
The Pat McAfee Show combines athlete interviews, sports discussion and humor with a regular crew that includes A.J. Hawk, Darius Butler, Boston Connor, Ty Schmit and Tone Digs. McAfee joined College GameDay full time in 2022, and his own show began airing on ESPN on September 7, 2023 while continuing on YouTube. His company produces the show from its Indianapolis ThunderDome studio.
Beyond the desk.
WWE gave McAfee another outlet for his love of performance. After guest commentary appearances, he made his in-ring debut against Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver XXX and joined Michael Cole on SmackDown commentary in 2021. His work also extends to live events such as Big Night AHT. Away from broadcasting, he and his father Tim operate a foundation supporting scholarships for children of U.S. military personnel.
Creditschronological, newest first
Sports broadcasting
- 2026Monday Night CountdownAnalyst
- 2025Big Night AHT with Pat McAfee and FriendsHost
- 2023The Pat McAfee Show on ESPNHost and executive producer
- 2022College GameDayFull-time analyst
- 2019The Pat McAfee ShowDaily sports talk host
WWE
- 2026WrestleMania 42 SaturdayOn-screen participant in the Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton main event
- 2025WWE BacklashCompetitor against Gunther
- 2021Friday Night SmackDownCommentator alongside Michael Cole
Awards
Quotes
Getting the opportunity to join full time is an absolute honor.Pat McAfee, ESPN’s College GameDay announcement
McAfee said this in September 2022 when ESPN announced he was joining College GameDay as a full-time analyst.
Trivia
- His Indianapolis studio is called the ThunderDome.
- He and his father Tim run The Pat McAfee Foundation, which supports scholarships for children of U.S. military personnel.
- When retiring, he admitted he had been searching online for how to actually retire from the NFL.
- His first WWE match came against Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver XXX.
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