1. New York Post sports columnist (and recent SI Media With Jimmy Traina podcast guest) Andrew Marchand reported Thursday that Pat McAfee pays Aaron Rodgers, “more than seven figures per year to come on the show each week.”
I was genuinely shocked by some of the reactions I saw after the story broke. I had assumed McAfee was paying Rodgers. Every athlete or coach who does weekly spots on radio or TV gets paid.
I grew up listening to WFAN, where managers and coaches and players did weekly spots and always got paid. I remember it being a big deal when it was revealed that WFAN was paying Giants quarterback Eli Manning more than six figures to get interviewed by Mike Francesa each week.
