After ESPN published a report about Bill Belichick’s failed job search this offseason, one of the network’s top personalities, Pat McAfee, took issue with the story.
According to reports, the Atlanta Falcons do not have Belichick in their top three head coaching candidates, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has told Arthur Blank he has confidence in eight-time Super Bowl champion Belichick. He is said to have advised her not to do so.
The paper also cited sources who said Belichick would not coach in the NFL again unless he coaches under Jerry Jones in Dallas.
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Pat McAfee speaks at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center prior to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on February 8, 2024. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)
Pat McAfee and his co-hosts were not fans of this story.
Boston Conner said the context of the conversation “didn’t make sense,” and McAfee referred to the “bulls” Belichick was surrounded by, according to the Awful Announcement.
Conner said it was “hard to believe” Belichick was “blindsided” by not getting the Falcons’ job and questioned anonymous quotes and “bland statements” throughout the article. presented.
“None of the quotes say specifically where they came from,” Connor said, adding that it’s “interesting” that the piece could refer to the show.
“If they’re burying Bill, I hope we don’t have to be a part of it,” McAfee said. “It seems like you’re alluding to a lot of things, including anonymous quotes.”
McAfee then announced that Belichick would participate in the program’s Draft Spectacular next week.
Pat McAfee will host “The Pat McAfee Show” on Radio Row at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center ahead of the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on February 8, 2024. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)
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This isn’t the first time McAfee has criticized members of his network. He used to aim higher.
McAfee called Norby Williamson, the network’s executive senior vice president of studio and event production at the time, saying he was “trying to sabotage our programming” and calling him a rat.
Last week, Williamson left ESPN after 40 years.
Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke to the media at Gillette Stadium about his departure. (John Turmacchi/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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This will be the first time Belichick has been hired by an NFL team since 1974. Belichick was the head coach of the New England Patriots for 24 seasons and won six Super Bowls.
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