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Mike McDaniel

J.J. Watt Had Incredibly Awkward ‘First Take’ Moment After Bogus ‘Pat McAfee Show’ Announcement

Recently-retired NFL defensive end J.J. Watt is looking for a new hobby with his newly-acquired free time.

Watt mentioned to Sports Illustrated‘s Robin Lundberg that he’s considering starting a podcast with his brother T.J. Watt in addition to the copious amounts of golf that he said he plans to play.

One thing Watt will not be doing, however, is joining The Pat McAfee Show as a co-host. In an awkward moment on ESPN’s First Take on Wednesday, Watt refuted the announcement made by host Molly Qerim that he would be joining McAfee’s hit weekday show.

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