The Pat McAfee Show – Details, episodes & analysis

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys recap an incredible week 1 of the college football season that saw some upsets, some incredible plays, and was a great showing for both the Big Ten and the SEC. They also discuss Trent Williams officially reworking his deal with the 49ers, Ja’Marr Chase’s situation with the Bengals, and the NFL officially kicking off with week with primetime games on Thursday and Friday, and a full slate on Sunday. Joining the progrum to give updates on Trent Williams, Ja’Marr Chase, Ricky Pearsall, and the NFL’s worry about the security risk for the Friday Night game between the Packers and Eagles in Brazil. Next, the voice and face of college football and color commentator for the NFL on Prime, Kirk Herbstreit joins the show to give his biggest takeaways from week 1 of the college football season including his thoughts on Notre Dame, USC, Penn State and the Big Ten as a whole, why people have a problem with Ben, his thoughts on Texas @ Michigan this weekend, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Pacman Jones, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about tonight’s College Football slate which includes 21 games including North Dakota State vs Colorado, North Carolina vs. Minnesota, and a handful of other marquee matchups. They also cover Brandon Aiyuk and Ja’Marr Chase still not practicing, and everything else we need to be aware of as we prepare for week 1 of the college football season and the start of the NFL season. Joining the progrum to chat about Brandon Aiyuk, Trent Williams, Haason Reddick, and all the other pertinent pieces of information heading into the NFL season is ESPN Senior NFL Insider, Adam Schefter. Next, one of the founders of SpringHill Entertainment, LeBron James’ business partner, and executive producer of the new Connor Stallions documentary, Maverick Carter joins the show to chat about the doc and how it came to be, some of the other business ventures that he and LeBron are cooking up, The Shop watchalong’s on Thursday Night Football on Prime, how good of a basketball player Brian Windhorst was in high school, and more. Later, 5x Pro Bowler, 4x All-Pro, Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor member, and future Hall of Famer, Jared Allen joins the show to chat about the mullet competition he judged and who the winners are, his thoughts on the NFL this year, and more in an incredible conversation. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the news Matthew Judon has been traded by the Patriots to the Falcons for a third round pick, although a new contract hasn’t been worked out yet, plus they look at tonight’s preseason game between the Eagles and the Patriots, and who is slated to play. Joining the progrum is 2013 Heisman winner, 2013 National Champion, #1 overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, Pro Bowler, and now QB for the Cleveland Browns, Jameis Winston joins the show to chat about all his different training regimens, how getting his eyes fixed changed his career, his role with the Browns, what it’s like having Mike Vrabel on the coaching staff, and much more. Next, one of the GOAT entertainers and founder of the Big 3, Ice Cube joins the show to chat about FIBA barring the gold medal winning Netherlands team from competing against the BIG 3 All-Stars, how he’s still trying to make things work, and what’s next for him. Later, 3x Pro Bowler, All-Pro, member of the 100 greatest Bears of All-Time, and co-host of the new Pushing the Pile podcast, Kyle Long joins the show to chat about his excitement for the Bears this year and why he thinks things will be different, what would be considered a success, his thoughts on guardian caps, playing baseball before football, his thoughts on the Matthew Judon trade, and much more. Lastly, Mark Kaboly joins the progrum to announce that he will be the new Pittsburgh Steelers correspondent for the Pat McAfee Show, and his expectations for the Steelers this season, as well as his new role with the WWE as a contributor and what that will entail. Make sure you subscribe to YouTube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat and the boys recap both the men’s and women’s March Madness brackets, including all the snubs, which matchups are the most intriguing, and much more. They also discuss yesterday’s exhilarating finish to the Players Championship, everything we missed over the weekend in terms of NFL news including Justin Fields getting traded to the Steelers for a conditional 6th round pick next year, and much more. Joining the progrum to chat about which free agents might be not he move next, all the different draft scenarios that might play out over the next few weeks, and which information we’re hearing might not be true is ESPN Senior NFL Insider, Adam Schefter (23:13-38:43). Later, host of ESPN’s Women’s College GameDay and SportsCenter anchor, Elle Duncan joins the show for a comprehensive breakdown of the women’s bracket (1:13:56-1:32:28), followed by College GameDay host for both basketball and football, Rece Davis, who gives a comprehensive breakdown of the men’s bracket (1:34:01-1:52:44). Make sure you subscribe to YouTube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show features a couple of incredible interviews. First, calling in via FaceTime is The King of Kings, The Game, one of the greatest wrestlers in history, the brain behind WWE's NXT, Triple H joins the show. Pat and HHH chat about the WWE's response to the coronavirus pandemic and how they decided to still do shows in the performance center, how Trips and WWE talent handle social media in a world that is very critical of everything they do, what the WWE has planned for future NXT and PPV events, and how the current situation in the world has given the WWE difficulties dealing with international business (3:00-27:52). Next is another installment of McAfee & Hawk, Sports Talk (27:54-2:00:23). Pat and AJ discuss rumors that the Dolphins are going to try to trade up for the #1 pick, and AJ sheds a little bit of light into what it is like playing for the Bengals, and if they are realistically considering trading their pick, and what they would need in return. Pat and AJ also welcome on NFL, MLB, and USGA play-by-play king, Joe Buck. Joe chats about commentating regular videos being sent to him for charity and how it has started to pick up steam, his apprehensive relationship with the internet as he takes a lot of heat from several different fan bases, whether or not Roger Goodell has ever told him to stop saying something or reprimanded him, what he would consider his biggest mistake broadcasting is, his relationship with Troy Aikman, and how the quarantine has allowed Joe to go back and listen to some of his previous calls and actually enjoy them for the first time in a long time (59:23-1:29:11). Today's show is a fun one. Don't forget to send in the hashtag #ThisIsWhereImAtPat for the chance to win some free merch, and as always, stay safe out there. Come and laugh with us. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, we have another great installment of McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk, as Pat and AJ welcome in two INCREDIBLE guests. First, Super Bowl Champion/MVP, 2x NFL MVP, 3x All-Pro, 8x Pro Bowler, and best friend of both Pat and AJ, Aaron Rodgers calls into the show. They discuss him trying to get out of Peru as the coronavirus quarantines were heating up and how it became a race to get out of the country. Aaron, Pat, and AJ also chat about The Tiger King and give some more of their thoughts, Aaron breaks down his thoughts about the CBA, what he has been doing to keep his body in shape during the quarantine, what he thinks of the Packers offseason moves thus far, and he reacts to whether or not he thinks football season will be starting on time (7:36-1:03:46). Next, the Voice of College Football, one of the most handsome men in America and one of Pat's coworkers, Kirk Herbstreit joins Pat and AJ. They discuss his comments about not knowing if there will be an NCAA or NFL football season this year, and he gives his reasoning why he thinks it might be possible, chats about whether or not he would be interested in the Monday Night Football job if given the opportunity or if it was offered to him, and Kirk tells an incredible story about AJ ending his playing days during a scrimmage at their high school when Kirk had just turned 30 and AJ was going into his Sophomore year at Centerville High School (1:07:17-1:30:40). Today's show is a great one. Don't forget to tweet the hashtag #ThisIsWhereImAtPat for the chance to win some free merch, and keep an eye out for the Office Olympics, which will be making a return to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow today. As always, stay safe. Come and laugh with us. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Pat and the boys are joined by Head Coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, one of the most inspirational humans on the planet, the creator of the Nekton mentality, PJ Fleck. They chat about what it's like being the Head Coach of a major college football program during this pandemic, what he's having his kids do to get better this offseason despite not being able to do a lot of the things they normally would be doing, how he's handling everything with his staff, and Coach Fleck gives an inspirational speech for everyone to find a little light in all of the darkness that we care currently facing (3:19-17:26). Later, AJ Hawk is back for another edition of McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk as AJ and Pat chop it up about everything going on in the world, try to figure out where Cam Newton is going next and if he's going to have a major resurgence, they each talk about their recruiting process, and get into everything else you could imagine, whether it's related to football or general life stuff (18:55-1:42:59). Don't forget to tweet the hashtag #ThisIsWhereImAtPat for a chance to win some free merch and keep an eye out for the Office Olympics on youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow. Stay safe this weekend, we're all in this together. Come and laugh with us. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Pat and the boys discuss where Cam Newton may eventually wind up and what makes the most sense for him, and why Chicago decided to go with Nick Foles instead after it was reported that Carolina tried to engage in talks with the Bears. Pat also runs through the Patriots 2020 schedule and the Bucs 2020 schedule and gives his predictions game by game. Joining the show is 13 year NFL veteran, 9th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, one of the fastest WR's to ever play the game, Ted Ginn Jr. Ted and Pat chat about his high school days playing defensive back and running track, where many thought he could qualify for the Olympics. He chats about what he thinks Cam Newton has left in the tank, the difference between playing on good and poor teams, how he doesn't care about the accolades or the money and just wants to play football next year, and who some of the toughest cornerbacks he has faced during his career (7:55-26:45). Next, 8x Pro Bowler, 5x All-Pro. Member of the NFL 2000’s All-Decade Team and San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team, one of the greatest Tight End’s in the history of the sport and eventual Hall of Famer, Antonio Gates, stops by. They chat about his career as a whole and how he saw the locker room dynamic change over time, what it was like playing with Phil Rivers and what Indianapolis is getting in him as a QB. He also explains what it was like when the Chargers moved to LA and how that process went, why he loves how the current TE’s play the game, what it was like being a trailblazer for basketball players jumping to the NFL, and what he’s doing now as he looks to move into a bigger role with the Chargers (37:49-54:43). Later, AJ Hawk is back for another edition of McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk. Pat and AJ chat about everything else happening around the NFL including DeShaun Watson liking tweets that make it seem like he wants out of Houston, where AJ thinks Cam Newton is going to wind up, the Colts not being interested in Tom Brady, and AJ shares the story about the first (and probably last) time he met Michael Jordan, and riding around with the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds (1:15:46-2:39:52). Today’s show is fun one. As always, stay safe out there and be smart. Use the hashtag #ThisIsWhereImAtPat for the chance to win some free merch, and keep an eye out for the Office Olympics on youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow where we’ve been giving out money all week long. Come and laugh with us. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, 2x 1st Team All-Pro, 3x Pro Bowler, and friend of the program, Shawne "Lights Out" Merriman joins the guys via FaceTime. They discuss how Shawne thinks the Bucs made a mistake signing Tom Brady, why he thinks Phil Rivers is physically in better shape than Tom Brady and primed to have a better season, and what he thinks the Chargers are going to do to address Quarterback before the start of the season (3:58-17:04). Next, AJ Hawk is back for another episode of McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk. They chat about the Colts choosing not to go after Tom Brady, his future in Tampa Bay next season and the reports coming out about Brady and Belichick’s relationship. Pat and AJ also talk about times playing in the NFL, answer some YouTube Questions, and discuss the future of the New England Patriots without Tom Brady. (18:31-1:33:38). Lastly, NFL Insider and NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero joins the show to discuss everything that has been happening in free agency including why he thinks Bill Belichick wanted Brady out of New England, whether or not Jadeveon Clowney will really get upwards of 20 million dollars from a team, where he thinks Jameis Winston will wind up, and what that means for guys like Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, and some of the other quarterbacks left on the market (1:36:06-1:56:06). Don't forget to send in the hashtag #ThisIsWhereImAtPat for a chance to win some free merch. Stay safe out there, and come and laugh with us. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Pat welcomes in Patriots insider from NBC Sports Boston, Tom Curran. They chat about New England's reaction to Tom Brady choosing Tampa Bay and whether or not everything is burning down, if he thinks the Patriots have a legitimate chance to win the division next year, if Stidham is the guy, and who one guy the Patriots might go after at Quarterback (2:13-13:25). Also, it's day 4 of McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk, as AJ Hawk and Pat break down everything that is happening in the NFL, what moves surprised them, what they think of the Darius Slay trade, and they also go live on Rich Eisen Show as a tandem to cover other news stories happening around the league. Pat and AJ also share some stories from the locker room from their time in the league and much more (13:27-2:04:09). Stay safe this weekend and make sure to check out youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow as we will continue to go live and give away cash. Come and laugh with us, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices