Pat McAfee shoots down ‘Monday Night Football’ booth speculation: ‘This isn’t real’

Pat McAfee, the punter-turned-media magnate who already owns ESPN’s weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings, wants to make it clear that he’s heard nothing about being Troy Aikman’s replacement. McAfee took to X on Tuesday to shut down a Front Office Sports column from Michael McCarthy that cast his upcoming Super Bowl Field Pass alternate broadcast as a possible audition for a seat beside Joe Buck. McCarthy argued the altcast could be a stepping stone to the main MNF broadcast, writing that multiple sources outside of ESPN had speculated about the idea.