Former Indianapolis Colts punter PatMcAfee is finalizing a multiyear deal with DAZN and Westwood One Radio
The pact follows McAfee's deal to join ESPN's Thursday night college football booth with former Colts teammate Matt Hasselbeck and a secret tryout with the Chicago Bears."It was a nice moment of closure for me."
McAfee, 32, has had a peripatetic media career since opting out of his deal with the Indianapolis Colts in 2017, forfeiting close to $6 million on his five-year contract. He was always an unlikely crossover star; punters are not traditionally the most celebrated or extroverted players in the NFL.
Maintaining his independence is a priority to McAfee. He produces his podcast out of a studio he built and owns in downtown Indianapolis with a team of close friends, several of them childhood pals from Pittsburgh. He will have profit participation on the Westwood One show, which DAZN will license. The latter will produce the video version of the show.that ESPN executives initially pursued McAfee for more days on its platforms than his deal with Westwood One and DAZN will allow.
McAfee’s self-deprecation and everyman persona make him a logical choice for ESPN's college football coverage. And executives there are clearly banking on chemistry with former teammate Hasselbeck. But he also joins ESPN at a time when sports has become highly politicized and ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro has tried to draw a clear line on political speech on ESPN’s platforms.
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