Pat McAfee was thrilled to elevate The Pat McAfee Show from FanDuel to ESPN in May on a reported five-year, $85 million contract, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
However, on Friday, ESPN laid off a long list of high-caliber on-air personalities that include NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy, longtime television personality Max Kellerman and former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson as well as Monday Night Countdown host Suzy Kolber to name a few.
Despite the big-name departures from the network and the criticism from critics on social media Friday, McAfee tweeted his thoughts about the layoffs, saying he is still “pumped” to join ESPN with the goal that “mass exits are never a thing again.”
