The sports world now goes to “The Pat McAfee Show” for some of the most significant interviews. Being an ex-All-Pro punter and having an engaging personality, McAfee is better able to establish relationships with the greatest personalities in sports.
“Nick Saban Thursdays” and “Aaron Rodgers Tuesdays” have established themselves as pillars of the show and the sports media. But something distinctive is what gives it all life. The Post has uncovered that McAfee spends millions to secure these interviews.
While Saban resides in that prestigious area, sources claim that Rodgers is paid more than $75,000 annually to appear on the show each week.
How Pat McAfee show went from strength to strength
Only 36 years old, McAfee represents the new media. He is a businessman, a performer, and frequently seen on ESPN. He enjoys his current situation. He said
“My company went from a valuation of [$2 million to $5 million] to a company valued over $500,000,000 in just a few years,” “Everybody who helped us get to this point has reaped the benefits of it, that’s how business is supposed to work. To be transparent, Aaron deserves much more than what he’s gotten for the time and effort he has put into ‘Aaron Rodgers’ Tuesdays.’
“I know there’s an old viewpoint that Billion Dollar corporations have tried to make a standard that players and coaches are lucky to get on the platform and talk.. Well, as the human who owns my company and sees the value directly associated with these guys sharing their stories and thoughts, I think that’s bull—t. ‘If somebody’s making money off of this, I’m making money off of this. If nobody’s making any money, and it’s all for good will, I’m making no money as well’ is my mindset for doing stuff and I treat my company the same way. I give rather large bonuses as thank you’s and I genuinely believe it’s the only way to operate.”