Long before he evolved into a wrestling and broadcasting star, even before he burst onto the scene as a prized NFL punter, Pat McAfee drove aimlessly across the American terrain.
It has been 15 years since, and he recalls very little about the drive and says he has not spoken publicly about it. He remembers brushing away the broken beer bottles in his driveway that West Virginia fans hurled at his Jeep Wrangler amid the violent aftermath of Dec. 1 2007, the worst night of his life when his reliable foot partially cost the Mountaineers a chance at a national championship. His car was vandalized, his yard destroyed, his life threatened.
So, McAfee hopped into his Jeep and did what so many West Virginia fans requested of him: He disappeared.
