Pat McAfee
Patrick Justin McAfee is an American sports analyst, podcaster, professional wrestler and former American football punter. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Over his eight-year career in the National Football League, McAfee made two Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in 2014. He has appeared on WWE programing, most notably for WWE NXT. He is also a stand-up comedian, has performed in events around Indiana, and runs his own daily podcast show.
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Patrick Justin McAfee is an American sports analyst, podcaster, professional wrestler and former American football punter. He was a placekicker at West Virginia and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Over his eight-year career in the National Football League, McAfee made two Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in 2014. He has appeared on WWE programing, most notably for WWE NXT. He is also a stand-up comedian, has performed in events around Indiana, and runs his own daily podcast show. McAfee has been an analyst for Fox Sports’ college and NFL broadcasts in late 2018, before being announced as part of ESPN’s Thursday Night College Football team in July 2019. In December 2018, it was reported that he had signed a multi-year contract with WWE, and officially signed the contract in February 2019. He started the Senior Bowl as the South State’s kicker in 2009, joining the Mountaineers Pat White and Ellis Lankster in Alabama. He also performed in the annual College Football All-Star Challenge in 2009. He earned Big East Special Team Player of the week honors three times in 2007 and was named second-team All-Big East. He finished his senior year with a career-best 44-yard punt average, a Big East-leading 23-yard inside the 20-yard line, and a career high 2,39 yards with a long of 65-yards with a punts. In the following 27–3 win over Marshall, he became the school record holder for all-time scoring with a field goal, passing Steve Slaton.
He went two for two on field goals to move to third place for the Big East record of career field goals made in a 34–17 victory over Auburn. He made nine consecutive field goals, starting at 25 yards and moving five yards out each time. His most memorable moment came against Louisville in a 46–44 triple overtime win, which was reached after a successful McAfee onside kick, which led to a one-yard touchdown run. He missed two relatively short field goals in WVU’s 13–9 loss to a Pitt Panthers team with only four wins; ultimately taking the Mountainers out of the BCS National Championship Game. He won the 2007 Lou Groza Award semi-finalist list for the best collegiate kicker. In 2010, he was named to the ESPN All-Bowl Team following the bowl season. In 2012, he joined the South Carolina Gamecocks as the kicker for their Senior Bowl game against Alabama. In 2013, he kicked two field goals and two punts, including a career long of 52-yards, six extra points, and two puntts. He played in the Seniorbowl in 2009 and 2010, and was invited to the 2009 Senior Bowl in Alabama, where he was the kicker in the Annual College Football Challenge. In 2014, he won the Southwestern College Football Awards for the Best Punter in the South.
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