PAT McAfee is continuing to expose his beef with the NFL on live TV.
After going on a rant about how he had trouble covering the NFL Combine, McAfee is further sharing the “insufficient respect” he gets from the league.
ReutersPat McAfee will not be attending the NFL Draft after his combine experience[/caption] ESPNMcAfee claimed he gets “insufficient respect” from the NFL[/caption]McAfee did a live broadcast from Lucas Oil Stadium for the combine, but he won’t be continuing that trend for the NFL Draft.
He explained that “middle management” made his life difficult during the combine, and he didn’t want to deal with it anymore.
While it initially sounded like McAfee’s decision to snub the NFL Draft stemmed from last week’s incident, he explained that more has gone down behind the scenes.
“I do appreciate that becoming a massive story on the internet,” McAfee said.
“Because I was just kinda telling our people, like, ‘Hey, we’re not going.’ And then I’m being very transparent about the reason why.”
McAfee wasn’t fond of the way his complaints were covered in the media though, saying it made him look like a whiner.
“It’s not just the insufficient respect, which I’ve never said in my life, at the combine,” McAfee insisted.
“It’s basically the overall relationship. People don’t know, I have paid the NFL millions and millions of dollars for years, so that I can get rights and social media rights and digital rights for highlights and plays for our show.”
McAfee swung a deal with NFL Films around three years ago to allow him to air game highlights.
According to him, he was paying over $4 million for those rights all while fighting with the league to use their logo in graphics.
“I have had a business partnership with the NFL, both through the NFL Films and the NFL for years and years and years,” McAfee said.
“But nobody has told these middle managers, ‘Hey, just cause he’s younger than you and you think he’s a dips*** doesn’t mean…’ Combine was the most ridiculous.
“But it’s not just the combine. It is a totality of this thing. So I don’t appreciate it being reported as ‘insufficient respect at the combine.
“It’s like, insufficient respect throughout all of this s*** is the reason, including the draft.”
NFL fans are overwhelmingly taking McAfee’s side in the feud, calling out the league for forcing him to skip the Draft.
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“Wait WHAT? I was looking forward to seeing y’all in Green Bay in person,” one fan said.
“Next year in Pittsburgh though?? Would be electric if you and the boys were there,” another fan said.
“Completely understand it, but man it would’ve been cool for AJ to be back in Green Bay,” a third fan said.
“Was looking to catch the show in GB. Way to go @NFL,” a fourth fan said.
“@packers we need McAfee and the boys to be at the draft!!! Make the deal!! Make it happen @NFL!!!!!” a fifth fan said.
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