Aaron Rodgers returned to The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday. He accused ESPN executives and mainstream media of trying to cancel his appearance after Jimmy Kimmel suggested he might be on pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's client list.
On Wednesday, Pat McAfee canceled Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the NFL season.
“Honestly, I think a lot of people, myself included, would be happy with this,” McAfee said. “The way it ended got really uproarious. I'm glad he won't be featured in my mentions from now on, which is great news.”
The move is quite surprising since McAfee was fiercely loyal to Rodgers both before and during “Kimmelgate.” Additionally, reports say McAfee himself has creative control and books guests on the show. So it was probably his order to cut Rodgers.
according to new york post Sports media reporter Andrew Marchand said: plan It was to keep the Jets QB as a guest throughout the playoffs.
Rodgers used Tuesday's appearance to downplay his comments about Kimmel and attack ESPN executives who are trying to “cancel” Kimmel.
: #Jets Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel. 😂😂😂
“I think it's amazing that a guy goes to Arizona and has 10 joke writers reading from a teleprompter.”pic.twitter.com/Qq59z6AaS7 https://t.co/4cTIMUqonm
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 9, 2024
McAfee himself has harsh words for ESPN management. On Monday, he slammed Norby Williamson, ESPN's longtime senior vice president of studio and event production, calling him a “rat” after information leaked to the media showing the show's low ratings. did.
Pat McAfee just recently called one of ESPN's bosses, Norby Williamson, an on-air rat and said he was actively sabotaging the show. Get the popcorn! By the way, this is definitely true. There is no doubt that some at ESPN are attacking PM from within: pic.twitter.com/TmztKuX4A5
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 5, 2024
McAfee is in the first year of a five-year, $85 million contract he signed with ESPN over the summer.
