Don’t expect to see Pat McAfee or his self-produced ESPN show at next month’s NFL Draft in Green Bay.
As the former Colts punter-turned-media maven explained Wednesday, he wasn’t pleased with his show’s treatment at last week’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. And fearing a repeat of these problems at April’s NFL Draft in Green Bay, McAfee said he no longer plans on attending.
‘I guess I’m not going to the draft,’ he said in a self-shot social media video.
Earlier in the day, McAfee complained of some logistical issues for his crew in Indianapolis.
‘The NFL’s making it very easy for us to do stuff,’ McAfee said sarcastically on Wednesday’s episode, as first reported by Front Office Sports. ‘It’s really very kind of them. It’s very cool. I’m very appreciative of the opportunity to showcase your s***.’
‘No red tape?’ Hawk asked in response. ‘No hoops to jump through?’
Don’t expect to see Pat McAfee or his ESPN show at next month’s NFL Draft in Green Bay
McAfee shared a slide show of himself measuring out various locations for his set
‘No, middle management’s doing exactly what they don’t normally do,’ McAfee snapped back. ‘They’re making it easy. It’s awesome. Those people matter for sure. You guys are really good at your jobs! Thank God they’re there.
‘Without them, could you imagine? Nobody would watch the NFL if it wasn’t for these people being there.’
The issue, McAfee made clear, was that NFL staffers prevented his crew from constructing their set at Lucas Oil Stadium, where the annual scouting combine is held.
As he saw it, certain logistical issues could have been addressed before his team arrived in Indianapolis, where, he explained, he’d been invited directly by NFL brass.
‘We were invited by you guys to do this— by people above you,’ McAfee said. ‘Thank you so much for making everything so easy.’
To drive home his point, McAfee shared a slide show of himself measuring out various locations for his set to be assembled.
ESPN declined to comment when contacted by DailyMail.com, while an NFL spokesman did not immediately respond.
McAfee typically does remote broadcasts from various NFL locations, such as the combine or Super Bowl’s radio row.
He also spends the football season working Saturday’s on ESPN’s remote broadcasts of College Gameday.
