Pat McAfee, the former Barstool personality punter for the Indianapolis Colts, joins the podcast this week! He was made available by MyBookie.ag, whom he is doing a weekly prop bet series for in which his audience gambles on his athletic prowess in various sports. We discussed:
Why he left Barstool Sports
How he plans to sell advertising on his own
His future content goals
His run-in with Ryan Grigson
What he hopes to accomplish in WWE
Whether he’d still do ring announcing for Barstool’s Rough N Rowdy going forward
If he can ever beat a professional in sumo wrestling
Hope you enjoy!
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