Pat McAfee squashes Monday Night Football speculation

Pat McAfee is a polarizing figure in sports media, and there’s always noise around him. He has become one of ESPN’s most prominent figures, and it seems that everyone has an opinion on him. This time, his name has been thrown into the mix to join the Monday Night Football booth.

MNF’s play-by-play announcer Joe Buck got a contract extension with ESPN earlier this year, but his announcing partner Troy Aikman didn’t. It led to obvious questions about what could happen to the duo that has been announcing NFL games for 25 seasons.

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There has been speculation that Pat McAfee could be one of the names that could join Buck if Aikman moves on.

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Could Pat McAfee join the MNF booth?

Aug 03, 2026; Latrobe, PA, USA; Pat McAfee records a segment of The Pat McAfee Show at Pittsburgh Steelers Training camp at Saint Vincent College. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Pat McAfee put an end to the notion that he’s auditioning or angling to join the Monday Night Football booth. In a post on X, Pat McAfee responded to a Front Office Sports opinion piece by posting: “This isn’t real. Theres been zero conversation about this”

McAfee is already on Monday Night Football Countdown and has his own show on the network. He’ll have a “Field Pass” broadcast for Super Bowl LXI, so football fans will be seeing plenty of the former Indianapolis Colts punter.

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Who could replace Troy Aikman?

Oct 28, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman stands with his Monday Night Football Broadcast announcer Joe Buck before a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

Troy Aikman’s future with ESPN is very much up in the air, so who could replace him? There are plenty of options, including Pat McAfee.

Tony Romo is a free agent right now, but he has had off-field issues that forced him out of the CBS #1 booth.

Greg Olsen has publicly stated that he would love to be the number-one analyst for a network and cover the biggest games. It will be very interesting to see how all of this plays out over the coming months.

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