{"id":1448204,"date":"2021-11-28T20:55:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T01:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1448204"},"modified":"2021-11-28T20:55:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T01:55:55","slug":"pat-mcafee-emphatically-rejected-insulting-offer-to-resume-football-career-what-are-we-even-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/pat-mcafee-emphatically-rejected-insulting-offer-to-resume-football-career-what-are-we-even-talking-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat McAfee Has Emphatically Rejected an Insulting Offer to Resume His Football Career: \u2018What Are We Even Talking About?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Article Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pat McAfee was a top NFL punter for the Indianapolis Colts before retiring at 29 following multiple knee surgeries<\/li><li>McAfee says a TV executive recently inquired whether he\u2019d consider punting in the USFL<\/li><li>If there\u2019s going to be a comeback, McAfee says it would be as a quarterback<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One gets the feeling that Pat McAfee can do just about anything he wants as long as he puts his mind to it. So far, he's succeeded in the NFL, professional wrestling, and broadcasting. Someone recently thought that the former <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/indianapolis-colts\/\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> punter might consider a second go-round kicking the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They thought wrong. If a team wants McAfee to come out of retirement, they\u2019ll need to offer him the chance to throw the ball rather than kick it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pat-mcafee-had-enough-after-eight-nfl-seasons\"><strong>Pat McAfee had enough after eight NFL seasons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1039\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pat-McAfee-2.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=709&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee attends SiriusXM's 'Busted Open,' celebrating its 10th anniversary In New York City on the eve of WrestleMania 35 on April 6, 2019.  | Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images for SiriusXM\" class=\"wp-image-1448214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pat-McAfee-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pat-McAfee-2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=208 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pat-McAfee-2.jpg?w=768&amp;h=532 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pat-McAfee-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=709 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pat-McAfee-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=831 1200w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pat-McAfee-2.jpg?w=87&amp;h=60 87w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption>Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee attends SiriusXM's &#8216;Busted Open,' celebrating its 10th anniversary In New York City on the eve of WrestleMania 35 on April 6, 2019.  | Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pat McAfee established himself as a high-caliber placekicker and punter as a four-year standout at West Virginia before going to Indianapolis as a seventh-round draft pick in 2009. Though he also handled kickoff duties to start his pro career, the Colts saw McAfee as their long-term punter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next eight seasons, he appeared in 127 of 128 games, earning two Pro Bowl berths and one first-team All-Pro selection. McAfee led the NFL in net punting average in 2014 and gross average in 2016, but he opted to retire following the season and three knee surgeries in four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McAfee, who gained a reputation as a reliable and entertaining interview in NFL locker rooms, immediately joined Barstool Sports, where he quickly won over audiences with his savvy analysis and blunt opinions. Shortly after starting that career, he also began dabbling in professional wrestling as both a competitor and an announcer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, he has been doing his daily show on SiriusXM and moonlighting as a commentator on wrestling\u2019s <em>Friday Night Smackdown<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pat McAfee has emphatically rejected an insulting offer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Former Colts punter Pat McAfee punts Adam Cole, gets kicked out by Triple H | NXT | WWE ON FOX\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ufrKbfGJVyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At just 34 years old, and factoring in his current physical condition, Pat McAfee looks an awful lot like a guy who could still play in the NFL. In fact, there were suggestions as recently as a year ago that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindthesteelcurtain.com\/2020\/10\/28\/21535766\/looking-at-pre-deadline-trade-rumors-surrounding-the-pittsburgh-steelers-pat-mcafee-marquette-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers should pursue McAfee<\/a>, a native of Plum, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the way his media career has taken off, though, there is no reason for McAfee to go back to football five years after leaving. Still, that didn\u2019t stop someone from inquiring more recently. The feeler came from someone with an interest in the revival of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/other\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-united-states-football-league-spring-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">old league that\u2019s re-starting<\/a> up in April with eight teams and 10-game schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, the USFL, it\u2019s coming back in the spring,\u201d McAfee said on his show last week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrettsportsmedia.com\/2021\/11\/24\/pat-mcafee-usfl-kicking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barrett Sports Media<\/a>. \u201cI was actually approached by someone at Fox asking if I wanted to kick in the USFL.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McAfee never holds back, and he wasn\u2019t going to start now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one of the biggest smacks in the mouth that I\u2019ve ever received,\u201d McAfee continued. \u201cI\u2019ll buy one of these teams if that is happening. Maybe that\u2019s something. Or maybe I\u2019ll go kick in The Rock\u2019s league, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson bought the assets of the XFL. Details of a re-launch should arrive soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McAfee wasn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIf I\u2019m kicking in anything, I\u2019m not kicking in the f****** USFL when I\u2019m 34 years old. What are we even talking about? I\u2019ll play quarterback in the USFL if that would\u2019ve been pitched.\u201d<\/p><cite> Pat McAfee <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>He doesn\u2019t even want to deal with massages, let alone punting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rumors Are That Steelers Want Pat McAfee To Fill In As Kicker?! | Pat McAfee Reacts\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INo2_K9LpVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Warning: There are two bits of NSFW language in the above video.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, 34 years old is not too old to play pro football. That\u2019s especially true for punters, who don\u2019t spend much of the season sticking their nose in there against linebackers or linemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, however, Pat McAfee isn\u2019t sure he can handle the massages, let alone the physical activity of games. McAfee says he has tried Tom Brady\u2019s TB12 massage therapy focused on aiding muscle recovery and came away unconvinced that what works for a 44-year-old quarterback could work for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Those massages are terrible,&#8221; McAfee said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/fitness\/a38365670\/tom-brady-pat-mcafee-tb12-recovery-massage-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Men\u2019s Health<\/a>. &#8220;I did it one time, and the next morning I was sore in places I didn't know I had f****** muscles. He was rolling and working on all these muscles that I didn't know I had nor needed. ... The next day, I couldn't even f****** move my foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLike, I'm never doing that again. ... I'm soft, I think.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Like Sports7 on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sports7dotcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. Follow us on Twitter <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sports719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>@sports719<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/former-colts-punter-pat-mcafee-almost-killed-a-team-doctor-with-a-kick-that-went-wrong\/\">Former Colts Punter Pat McAfee Almost Killed a Team Doctor With a Kick That Went Wrong<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat McAfee felt insulted when approached recently by a TV executive who wanted to know if he'd come out of retirement to play in the USFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":1448205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4898],"tags":[4923,236608],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pat McAfee Rejects Insulting Offer to Resume His Football Career - 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