Pat McAfee, American football player
Patrick Justin McAfee (born May 2, 1987) is an American businessman, professional wrestler, sports analyst, podcaster, professional wrestling color commentator, and former football punter and kickoff specialist. McAfee is currently signed to WWE, where he is a color commentator for the SmackDown brand.
He was a placekicker at West Virginia and drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. 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 color commentator on the Friday Night SmackDown program replacing fellow Pittsburgh native Corey Graves after Graves returned to Monday Night Raw.