On “The Pat McAfee Show,” there wasn’t much of an attempt to not betray the Dolphins’ first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
McAfee presented “The Pat McAfee Show Draft Spectacular” after Miami submitted the No. 21 overall pick on Thursday. Stream on ESPN+, the ESPN app, YouTube, and TikTok. That night, he quickly revealed that he knew who the Dolphins were planning to select, and the co-host began dropping hints leading to Penn State edge rusher Chops Robinson.
And at one point, former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who was a guest on McAfee’s show Thursday, even mentioned Robinson’s name.
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But before Belichick’s comments, McAfee initially said he couldn’t reveal Miami’s selection on the show because there was “a little ruffling of feathers.”
Another member of McAfee’s show, Ty Schmidt, said, “Fuck you,” and then Connor Campbell (referred to as Boston Connor on the show) asked McAfee what he had for dinner Wednesday night. asked.
“Did you have steak?” Campbell asked. “Did you have chicken? Did you have pork chops?
McAfee then said he preferred the edges of the pork chop, and another person on set described it as the “edge” part, and Anthony Digilio, aka Tone Diggs, added another layer to the conversation. .
“I think Mr. Robinson is the one who gave it to us,” he said, before the group began singing the Simon & Garfunkel song.
About 10 seconds later, predicting that Belichick would select Robinson, McAfee jokingly yelled back, “Don’t do that, Bill.”
“I was guessing,” Belichick said, defending himself. “I was guessing.”
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Belichick received a lot of strong reviews for his appearance on McAfee’s show on Thursday, but given the exchange between the two at the end and the reality that the 72-year-old Belichick will enter the 2024 season without a coaching job. , sounds like this: If he continues to appear as a guest in the future.
At one point Thursday, he even criticized Drake Maye’s footwork before the Patriots selected their quarterback.
Robinson’s addition to the Dolphins gives the 21-year-old a boost to the pass rush alongside Bradley Chubb, Shaquil Barrett and Jaelan Phillips under new defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.
“He was rated as one of our top players in this draft,” Dolphins general manager Chris Grier told reporters. According to ESPN“So adding him, especially in this league with great quarterbacks and great skill, the ability to rush the passer, rush the four-man, not have to take every down or whatever, that creates an advantage for the defense. ”
