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Pat McAfee Wants to Move on From Politics; Aaron Rodgers Still Welcome

Pat McAfee posted a lengthy statement discussing how he wants to move on from politics and that Aaron Rodgers is still welcome on the show.

From the fallout from NY Jets QB Aaron Rodgers regarding ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to his own on-air war with some ESPN brass, The Pat McAfee Show didn't exactly start off 2024 on the greatest of notes. Earlier today, Pat McAfee announced that Rodgers was done for the season – no post-season appearances, though earlier rumblings were that he would be on for the playoffs. "There will be a lot of people who are happy with that, myself included, to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got really loud. I am happy that he's not going to be in my mentions going forward, which is great news," McAfee shared, adding that he was looking forward to shifting the focus back to sports. That sentiment continued into this evening, with McAfee posting a rather lengthy statement regarding what's been going down regarding the show and plans to get the show focused back on what works – sports.

"I certainly don't love that I've found myself in political wars and public beefs because of something that a guest has said on our show or something that my dumbass has said.. including a lawsuit that was very public, but I think what I've come to realize is that it's gonna come with the territory of this venture," McAfee shared in his posted statement. "We are much more aware of that now. And, for the good of our lives, happiness, and mana.. we're gonna try and avoid as many as possible." While he's looking to move on from politics and other controversial non-sports topics, McAfee also made it clear that the door was open for Rodgers to return next season. "I never said he'll never be on the show again," McAfee clarified. "I hope he chooses to still chat with us." Here's a look at McAfee's post – which included a GIF of Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi from The Blues Brothers.

A lot of you are talking very wild about me and our progrum.. I assume you are very new to us.

We are a sports show that tries to inform folks of what's going on and have a good time with good vibes… Everyday.

We do not bat 1000 but we feel as if we do make solid contact A LOT.. Our people found us because of that. We're wildly lucky for the folks that enjoy taking mental vacations with us.. Monday-Friday.. 48 weeks a year. We take a lot of pride in making folks' lives a little bit happier or better.

This past year with our show's going to College towns on Fridays, I got to chat with a lot of folks that watch our show. I loved learning about them and then I would normally learn about how they started watching our show.. There was always a "buddy referral" story.. then there was the other stories about folks going thru some shit and we were there to hangout with them as they battled thru whatever they were going thru.. I haven't polled our crowd but I'm rather certain that nobody's wanting to come hangout with us to hear us talk about politics. I think it's probably a massive reason for our success actually… so all of this has been a good reminder of what we're good for, and who we're good for. Some day, I'll try and build up enough of a brain to dive into the politics world but that time is nowhere near now..

Also..

Our fans know that ART ends shortly after Aaron's team's season ends.. that's how it's been. He'll make random surprise welcomed pop ins during big events or offseason adventures but, it's always been a season thing. I never said he'll never be on the show again. I hope he chooses to still chat with us. We've been lucky the last 4 years to ride the wave of a season with a 4X NFL MVP (2 of which during The ART Era) and get his thoughts along the way.. in real time.

I certainly don't love that I've found myself in political wars and public beefs because of something that a guest has said on our show or something that my dumbass has said.. including a lawsuit that was VERY public.. but I think what I've come to realize is that it's gonna come with the territory of this venture. We are much more aware of that now. And, for the good of our lives, happiness, and mana 🤙🏼.. we're gonna try and avoid as many as possible.

I say all that to say this…I have a lot of pride in what the boys, our fans, and I have built. We found what we're good for. There was a lot of different points during our journey that it could've ended or stopped or slowed down.. because of the entire team, we've kept rollin… I love them. I'm thankful for them… and we just want to talk shit about sports.

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