Former Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl punter Pat McAfee took the Dolby Theater stage Wednesday night to deliver the opening monologue at the 2023 ESPY Awards.
The 12-minute monologue was done in true McAfee fashion, hitting several jokes across the sports world while simultaneously celebrating the athletes in the room.
Here are the best moments and Twitter reactions from McAfee’s opening monologue:
WELCOME TO THE 2023 ESPYS..
It's an ABSOLUTE HONOR to be here pic.twitter.com/yItRmSRzv8
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
Damar Hamlin is an ABSOLUTE DAWG..
That tweet is still up Skip 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/l0DWmlC5j4
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
There was a man who would rob banks with a wolf mask on to watch the Kansas City Chiefs..
Think about the bank tellers Mahomes and Kelce 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/LsN98SgCpC
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
There's people in here who do some crazy things to get from one game to the next..
We've recently learned some things about the all time leading tackler for the Green Bay Packers 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/qByX5v6v7p
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
There's A LOT of BAD ASS women in here pic.twitter.com/6UgSnuV0kM
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..
The presenter of the Pat Tillman Award for Service @HamlinIsland 👏 pic.twitter.com/q09EnaMsLU
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
That one was for me.. AND Shannon Sharpe
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/E86DJwPkyD
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
For the first time, tonight’s ESPY’s don’t have a host due to the writer’s strike.
So Pat McAfee — now with the network — stepped in and wrote his own opening monologue. pic.twitter.com/evvDxot1eZ
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 13, 2023
Sports are a BEAUTIFUL thing pic.twitter.com/qV799F49hV
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee gave a shoutout to women in sports, including Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair. :,) pic.twitter.com/iOE6zXG79s
— brie ݁ ∗ (@bigtimeglow) July 13, 2023
Let’s make sure Pat McAfee hosts the ESPY’s every single year moving forward pic.twitter.com/RghfUIJn0H
— RotoRadar (@RotoRadar) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee is a real one shouting out Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch at the #ESPYS. 🔥🔥 #WWE pic.twitter.com/8PIZGSmuqR
— Justin Valentine (@JV_Sports_Talk) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee killing this
— The Insufferable (@NYKInsufferable) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee is on a roll 😂 #ESPYS
— Koal Glore (@koalglore) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee might could do stand up lmaoooooo boy brought some dark humor to the Espys and smoked Skip 😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/4AzImkcoVT
— Tron Carter (@Dr_EZwider) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee’s opening monologue at the ESPY’s last night was legendary one of the best ones I’ve seen
— Joshua Dolgoff (@jdolgoff3) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee’s ESPY monologue should quiet the critics who thought he couldn’t be himself on ESPN.
— Philip Charles VanDerHeyden IV (@PhilVanderIV) July 13, 2023
The world about to learn who Pat McAfee is 😂 I'm a Colts fan so I've known about buddy for a while
— N. Woods/Julio (@idontpass22) July 13, 2023
Fun Pat McAfee opening at Espys:
"One NBA star not here tonite, he's 7 ft 5, needs to apologize to Britney Spears stat! Can't wait to see him interact with NBA's best… the Kardashians!
Kendall Jenner's starting 5 would win the NBA championship every single year. You know it!" pic.twitter.com/CgRbkPGvNo
— Jojoportnoy (@DogsNDemocrats) July 13, 2023
Pat McAfee’s ESPY’s monologue was hilarious
— VP of Wu Tang Financial (@BarbChairScott) July 13, 2023
Whatever you think of Pat McAfee – one thing is certain he is electric with a mic in hand! Nice work Patrick!
— Jeff Stone (@madstork83) July 13, 2023
