Pat McAfee was a well-established star even before stepping foot in a WWE ring. He was an NFL player and played for the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2016.
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Patrick Justin McAfee (born May 2, 1987, Plum, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American sports analyst, colour commentator, professional wrestler and former football punter and kickoff specialist better known by his in-ring name Pat McAfee. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs as a part-time wrestler and is a colour commentator for the SmackDown brand.
Pat was a placekicker at West Virginia and drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft and played in the Super Bowl his rookie year in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. Over his eight-year career in the National Football League (NFL), McAfee made two Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in 2014.
Since his retirement from football in February 2017, McAfee has been a football analyst. He was a guest host 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 addition, he makes regular appearances for Get Up! and College GameDay. He currently presents The Pat McAfee Show on Sirius XM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio.
McAfee served as a guest commentator for WWE’s NXT TakeOver events in 2018, before signing a contract with the promotion in February 2019. During 2020, he feuded with Adam Cole, making his WWE NXT in-ring debut at TakeOver XXX in a loss to Cole. He won the 2020 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Rookie of the Year award following his feud with Cole. In April 2021, McAfee was moved to SmackDown, becoming a colour commentator on the Friday Night SmackDown program replacing Corey Graves after Graves moved to Monday Night Raw.
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Pat McAfee was a well-established star even before stepping foot in a WWE ring. He was an NFL player and played for the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2016. He was a seventh-round, 222 overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. McAfee’s first NFL contract was over $15 million from salary and bonuses. He also signed a 5-year $14 million deal with $5 million in guarantees.
From the Pro Bowl to Wrestling at WrestleMania, McAfee has done it all. Since his joining as a commentator on SmackDown, Pat has become the most fun and entertaining part of the Friday night show.
