My Take
Pat McAfee is one of those rare guys who somehow turned a nine-year NFL punting career into an even bigger second act, and I find that genuinely impressive. He was one of the best punters in the league during his Indianapolis Colts days — the kind of punter people actually watched — but what he's built since retiring in 2017 is something else entirely. The Pat McAfee Show grew from a scrappy YouTube and Barstool sports podcast into a full ESPN deal, and the energy he brings is just infectious. He's loud, he's funny, he's unfiltered in a way that feels real rather than manufactured. His WWE run was a wild detour that somehow worked, and landing on College GameDay cemented him as a genuine media force. Love him or find him exhausting, you can't deny the hustle is real.
Overview
Patrick Justin McAfee ( MAK-ə-fee; born May 2, 1987) is an American sports analyst, color commentator, former professional wrestler, and former professional football punter and kickoff specialist. He is an analyst on College GameDay and the host of the sports talk show The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his tenure in WWE, as a color commentator and an occasional wrestler.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pat McAfee
- Name (Japanese)
- パット・マカフィー
- Reading
- ぱっと・まかふぃー
- Born
- May 2, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Plum, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / American football player / television presenter / sports analyst / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Plum High School
- University
- West Virginia University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Pat McAfee Show | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.