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| Born: | (1987-05-02)May 2, 1987 (age 37) Plum, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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| Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | West Virginia (2005–2008) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009: 7th round, 222nd pick | ||||||||||||
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Patrick Justin McAfee (/ˈmækəfi/MAK-ə-fee; born May 2, 1987) is an Americansports analyst,color commentator, and former professionalfootballpunter andkickoff specialist. He is now an analyst on ESPN'sCollege GameDay, is the host of thesports talk showThe Pat McAfee Show, and is signed toWWE as the color commentator forRaw and occasionalwrestler.
McAfee was aplacekicker for theWest Virginia Mountaineers. He was selected by theIndianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the2009 NFL draft. He played inSuper Bowl XLIV in his rookie year, where the Colts lost against theNew Orleans Saints. McAfee made twoPro Bowls, and he was anAll-Pro in 2014, during his eight-year career in theNational Football League (NFL).
Since retiring from football in February 2017, McAfee has been a football analyst. He was a guest host forFox Sports' college and NFL broadcasts in late 2018, before being announced as part ofESPN'sThursday Night College Football team in July 2019. In addition, he makes regular appearances forGet Up!. He currently licensesThe Pat McAfee Show to the ESPN network, which then simulcasts the show onESPN+ and is also broadcast onYouTube.
McAfee served as a guest commentator for WWE'sNXT TakeOver events in 2018,[2] before signing a contract with thepromotion in February 2019.[3][4] During 2020, he feuded withAdam Cole, making hisWWE NXT in-ring debut atTakeOver XXX in a loss to Cole. He served as a color commentator for major pay-per-views andSmackDown on numerous occasions and stints throughout the 2020s, only to take hiatuses to focus on his work atCollege GameDay from late summer to mid-late winter the next year. McAfee returned to the WWE on December 14, 2024, to callSaturday Night's Main Event withMichael Cole andJesse Ventura in the Main Event and partnered with Cole again for commentary onRaw onNetflix in 2025.
McAfee was born to Tim and Sally McAfee on May 2, 1987, inPlum, a suburb ofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania. He attendedPlum High School where he played varsitysoccer,volleyball andfootball. He received collegiate interest for each sport. He was a nationalPunt, Pass, and Kick champion by the time he was a sophomore in high school. During his senior year in high school, using $1,400 that he won at an illegal poker game, he traveled toMiami to participate in a nationalfield goal competition. McAfee made nine consecutive field goals, starting at 25 yards and moving five yards out each time. He narrowly missed a 70-yard field goal, with the ball missing to the right, but with enough distance in order to make it. He was then approached byTony Gibson,West Virginia's recruiting coordinator, who offered him a scholarship.[5]
McAfee earned the starting job atWest Virginia as a freshman where he majored in communications. He was 11-for-18 as a freshman on field goals, and had 70 kickoffs for the season, with 20 touchbacks. McAfee's most memorable moment came againstLouisville in a 46–44 triple-overtime win, which was reached after a successful McAfee onside kick. Theonside kick gave running backSteve Slaton the chance to tie the game with a one-yard touchdown run.[6]
Although they had losses toLouisville andUSF, theMountaineers won 10 games and were victors in theGator Bowl overGeorgia Tech.[7]
McAfee started his junior season with a missed extra point againstWestern Michigan, ending his streak of 106 consecutive extra points. He finished the season in theFiesta Bowl with a 2-for-4 performance, having one kick blocked byOklahoma. He was named to the ESPN All-Bowl Team following the bowl season.[8]
McAfee missed two relatively short field goals inWVU's13–9 loss to aPitt Panthers team with only four wins; ultimately taking the Mountaineers out of the BCS National Championship Game. He was named to the 2007Lou Groza Award semi-finalist list for the best collegiate kicker. McAfee earnedBig East Special Team Player of the week honors three times in 2007 and was named second-team All-Big East. He earned West Virginia's Scott Shirley Award for the second consecutive year.
McAfee began hissenior year in a 48–21 season-opening victory overVillanova in which he kicked two field goals, including a career long of 52 yards, six extra points, and two punts. In the following 27–3 win overMarshall, McAfee became the school record holder for all-time scoring with a field goal, passing Slaton. He went two for two on field goals to move to third place for the Big East record of career field goals made in a 34–17 victory overAuburn.
AgainstCincinnati on November 8, the Mountaineers trailed by 13 points with 1:11 left in regulation, but reduced the deficit to 3 points with a safety, touchdown, and two-point conversion, all in less than a minute. McAfee's onside kick was recovered with 18 seconds remaining. He then tied the game as time expired with a 52-yard field goal, but the Mountaineers would lose in overtime.
McAfee finished his senior year with a career-best 44.7 yards per punt average, a Big East-leading 23 punts inside the 20-yard line, and a career-high 2,639 yards with a 65-yard long. He was named a finalist for theRay Guy Award losing out toMatt Fodge.[9]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 5 ft11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 5.00 s | 37[10] | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Draft[11][12] | ||||||||||||
McAfee was invited to the 2009Senior Bowl inAlabama, joining MountaineersPat White andEllis Lankster. He started the Senior Bowl as the South team's kicker. McAfee performed in the 11th annualState FarmCollege Football All-Star Challenge, winning the "round the world" kicking competition. He was not invited to theNFL Combine. He had team workouts as a kicker with theIndianapolis Colts,Dallas Cowboys andNew England Patriots.[13]
McAfee was selected in the seventh round with the 222nd overall pick in the2009 NFL draft by theIndianapolis Colts.[14] McAfee was signed before training camp. He handled punting and kick-off duties for the Colts in 2009, as well as holding for extra points and field goals, a position he had never played before. In 2009, McAfee was part of the Indianapolis team that won theAFC South, theAFC Championship, and reachedSuper Bowl XLIV.[15] McAfee kicked off the game and handled kickoff and punt duties in the 31–17 loss to theNew Orleans Saints.[16] As a result of a successful 2009 season, he was named to the 2009 NFL All-Rookie Team.[17]
McAfee maintained a 46.6-yard punting average for the2011 season, a mark he would better thefollowing season by posting a 48.2-yard average on punts.[18]
On January 4, 2014, McAfee tweeted a photo from the Colts locker room with teammateAndrew Luck almost completely nude in the background.[19] McAfee, who was taking a picture of kickerAdam Vinatieri being interviewed in the locker room, apologized for the incident and was fined $10,000 by the Colts organization, according to his interview withThe Bob & Tom Show.[20] On March 7, McAfee announced he had signed a five-year contract to remain with the Colts.[21]
McAfee was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September 2014. He led the NFL in punting average (45.6 yards) and touchbacks on kickoff (24), and converted the NFL's only two successful onside kicks in the first four weeks of the season.[22] In Week 6, against theHouston Texans, McAfee converted his third onside kick of the season, recovering the ball himself after it traveled the necessary 10 yards.[23] On December 23, 2014, McAfee was selected to play in his firstPro Bowl,[24] and on January 2, 2015, he was selected by theAssociated Press as the First TeamAll-Pro punter.[25]
In Week 3 of the2015 season, McAfee earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week against theTennessee Titans.[26] During this season he nearly entered a game as emergency quarterback after all three of the team's three listed quarterbacks on the team came down with injuries; however, he never officially took the field.[27] McAfee held the role of emergency quarterback at the Colts throughout his tenure with the team, and was one of only four punters in the NFL to hold the role near the end of his career. He was also called on to throw the football during special plays involving a fake punt.[28] On December 20, 2016, McAfee was named to his second Pro Bowl.[29]
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On February 2, 2017, after eight seasons, McAfee retired from the NFL and stated he intended to joinBarstool Sports as a contributor. He cited his recent knee operation (his third in four seasons) as a factor in his decision, as well as his fractured relationship with Colts' general managerRyan Grigson.[30][31] During the off-season in 2019, McAfee worked out with theChicago Bears as a placekicker, but his knee swelled up soon afterwards, and the position was eventually taken byEddy Piñeiro.[32]
During the2020 NFL season, despite being out of the NFL for four years, fans began making a push for McAfee to come out of retirement to play for his hometownPittsburgh Steelers, who struggled with their punting during the season. McAfee himself added to the rumors by immediately tweeting a video of him punting after the Steelers releasedDustin Colquitt without immediately signing a replacement.[33] The team ended up re-signingJordan Berry, who had been the team's punter for five years prior to the signing of Colquitt. On the September 16, 2021 episode ofThe Pat McAfee Show, Steelers head coachMike Tomlin spoke of his admiration for him, joking that he would wait until McAfee "had physically deteriorated a little bit", until he could sign him.[34] However, McAfee could have potentially played for theTampa Bay Buccaneers as both a placekicker and punter, after theBuccaneers put their special teams unit on the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of their game against theAtlanta Falcons. Ultimately, McAfee was unable to bypass certain protocols because he had not tested positive for COVID-19, whileRyan Succop andBradley Pinion ended up being cleared to play that weekend's game.[35]
In September 2022, having met the requirement for election, McAfee was named as one of the additional modern-era nominees for thePro Football Hall of Fame.[36] After being told of the news on his show, he was flattered by the nomination, but stated that there were other punters more deserving of inclusion, such asShane Lechler.[37]
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | OOB | Dn | Ins20 | TB | FC | Ret | RetY | TD | ||
| 2009 | IND | 16 | 64 | 2,837 | 2,416 | 60 | 44.3 | 37.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 301 | 0 |
| 2010 | IND | 15 | 65 | 2,731 | 2,302 | 66 | 42.0 | 35.4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 289 | 1 |
| 2011 | IND | 16 | 88 | 4,098 | 3,488 | 64 | 46.6 | 39.2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 48 | 550 | 1 |
| 2012 | IND | 16 | 73 | 3,520 | 2,985 | 64 | 48.2 | 40.3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 375 | 1 |
| 2013 | IND | 16 | 76 | 3,499 | 2,963 | 65 | 46.0 | 38.6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 396 | 1 |
| 2014 | IND | 16 | 69 | 3,221 | 2,956 | 61 | 46.7 | 42.8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 35 | 205 | 0 |
| 2015 | IND | 16 | 85 | 4,052 | 3,546 | 63 | 47.7 | 41.7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 386 | 3 |
| 2016 | IND | 16 | 55 | 2,711 | 2,392 | 74 | 49.3 | 42.7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 139 | 0 |
| Career | 127 | 575 | 26,669 | 23,048 | 74 | 46.4 | 40.1 | 4 | 50 | 73 | 193 | 49 | 145 | 258 | 2,641 | 7 | |
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | OOB | Dn | Ins20 | TB | FC | Ret | RetY | TD | ||
| 2009 | IND | 3 | 12 | 550 | 514 | 56 | 45.8 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 2010 | IND | 1 | 4 | 153 | 138 | 46 | 38.3 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | IND | 1 | 4 | 194 | 137 | 53 | 48.5 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
| 2013 | IND | 2 | 6 | 310 | 268 | 58 | 51.7 | 44.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| 2014 | IND | 2 | 8 | 375 | 296 | 68 | 46.9 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 34 | 1,582 | 1,350 | 68 | 46.2 | 38.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 149 | 0 | |
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Following his retirement, McAfee became a football analyst and a host ofsports talk shows. After starting his own talk show,The Pat McAfee Show, he grew to become one of the most popular figures in the sports media industry, eventually earning an eight figure deal withESPN.[38][39][40][41]
During his final season with the Colts, McAfee began to perform stand up comic routines about his time in the NFL.[27] Following his retirement from football at the close of the 2016 season, McAfee joinedBarstool Sports, where he developed the "Heartland" division of the company inIndianapolis and hostedThe Pat McAfee Show onSiriusXM channel Barstool Power 85.[42] McAfee announced his separation from Barstool Sports on August 31, 2018, citing a lack of transparency with the business operations of the company as his reason for leaving.[43]
Upon departing from Barstool Sports in 2018, McAfee incorporated a small business, Pat McAfee Inc. (PMI), from his original office inIndianapolis. PMI continued to operate McAfee's charity, The Pat McAfee Foundation, and began selling merchandise. At first, PMI produced four podcasts,The Pat McAfee Show 2.0,That's Hockey Talk,Heartland Radio 2.0, andGood Bettor Bets. The former two are still in operation as of 2021, withThe Pat McAfee Show 2.0 re-running clips from his daily show onSirius XM, whileThat's Hockey Talk was originally co-hosted by former NFL centerA. Q. Shipley, but Shipley was replaced by former NHL playerMike Rupp in 2021.Heartland Radio 2.0 evolved intoThe Pod after the departure of former host, Todd McComas, while PMI's gambling podcast,Good Bettor Bets, re-branded intoHammer Dahn with the addition of former NFL general managerMichael Lombardi as a guest co-host.
On August 7, 2019, it was reported that McAfee would begin to host a two-hour, weekday radio show,The Pat McAfee Show, beginning September 9, 2019, syndicated byDAZN andWestwood One. The deal with DAZN also includes McAfee streaming his podcast on the service three times per week, and appearances in NFL-related shoulder content in regions where DAZN holds streaming rights to the league (primarily Canada and Germany).[44][45] They parted ways in August 2020 due to McAfee's disdain for FCC regulations on terrestrial radio.
In September 2020,The Pat McAfee Show moved toSirius XM's Mad Dog Sports Radio from 12 to 3 pm on weekdays. The show is also broadcast live on YouTube. Former NFL linebacker, and consistent collaborator,A. J. Hawk co-hosts the second and third hours of the show with McAfee. McAfee's former teammateDarius Butler co-hosts the show on Fridays when it is broadcast from Tampa, Florida. During the NFL season, McAfee frequently hostsNew York Jets quarterbackAaron Rodgers on his program. Sirius XM stopped airing the show in August 2022.
In March 2021, PMI brought backThe Best Wrestling Show, formerly known asWrasslin' With Sports Entertainment, a wrestling podcast that had aired one episode in 2019. It is hosted by former WWE employee and PMI executive producer Mike Mansury, and Pittsburgh-based radio commentator & formerWorld Championship Wrestling commentatorMark Madden. The podcast was short-lived, as Mansury left PMI to focus on independent work in May of the same year and the low viewership numbers caused by Madden.[46]
In 2021, McAfee announced plans to move PMI's base of operations to a former United Methodist Church inLawrence, Indiana.[47]
On December 9, 2021, McAfee announced a four-year, $120 million sponsorship agreement withFanDuel to serve as the sponsor and official odds provider ofThe Pat McAfee Show.[48][49]
On November 24, 2018, McAfee made his college football broadcasting debut on Fox, calling a college football game betweenBaylor andTexas Tech. On December 30, McAfee made his NFL broadcasting debut on Fox, joiningJustin Kutcher,Robert Smith, and sideline reporterSarah Kustok for theLions–Packers game.[50]
On July 29, 2019,Adam Schefter announced via Twitter that McAfee would be joiningESPN as thecolor analyst for theirThursday Night College Football broadcasts, alongsideMatt Hasselbeck. The news came after McAfee had auditioned for ESPN'sMonday Night Football afterJason Witten's return to the Cowboys, though ESPN decided to retain its booth as is.[51] In the same year, McAfee began making regular appearances onGet Up! andCollege GameDay, after appearing on the latter show as a celebrity guest picker.
In September 2022, it was announced that McAfee would be returning to ESPN. He serves as a full-time analyst onCollege Gameday.[52] He will serve as an analyst for ESPN's coverage of theRose Bowl, theCollege Football Playoff, theSuper Bowl andPro Bowl.[52] McAfee is also a part ofPeyton Manning's Omaha Productions college football alternate telecasts on ESPN2.[52] He has appeared as a guest twice onMonday Night Football with Peyton and Eli.
In May 2023, ESPN announced thatThe Pat McAfee Show would move to its platforms, including ESPN television,ESPN+, and YouTube under a multi-year deal; McAfee stated that moving to ESPN would give him better access to "production assets, league rights capabilities, and access to everything in the sports world".[53] On August 17, 2023, it was announced that The Pat McAfee Show would be making its debut on ESPN, ESPN+ and YouTube on September 7, 2023, the same day as the 2023 NFL season opener.[54] Although the exact dollar amount of his deal with ESPN was not publicly disclosed, it has been reported to be over eight figures.[41]
Some of McAfee's work on ESPN has been controversial and resulted in legal repercussions. In 2023, he faced defamation allegations fromBrett Favre for claiming that the former quarterback stole money from "poor people in Mississippi."[55]
On April 1, 2025, it was reported that his amplification of a false rumor about a student at theUniversity of Mississippi had sparked harassment and bullying.[56] McAfee posted a clip of the discussion onX, captioned "What's going on at Ole Miss".[57][58]
In 2016, McAfee performed instand-up events aroundIndiana.[59] McAfee was a regular on the nationally syndicated morning radio programThe Bob & Tom Show, itself based in Indianapolis. He has described co-hostBob Kevoian as one of his best friends during an interview on theOff the Air Podcast hosted by sports commentatorChick McGee.[60] In 2018, McAfee made his professional baseball debut for theWashington Wild Things as a right-fielder and guest first base coach. He made aputout in the outfield and went 0–3 at the plate, reaching second base on a throwing error before being replaced with apinch runner.[61]
He was a sideline reporter for theXFL for some of its games in 2020.[62]
McAfee is a co-host on the sports gambling podcastHammer Dahn, which is produced by his business, Pat McAfee Inc.[63] He makes occasional appearances on PMI's other podcasts,The Pod andThat's Hockey Talk.
| Pat McAfee | |
|---|---|
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Pat McAfee |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[64] |
| Billed from | Indianapolis, Indiana by way ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Trained by | Rip Rogers WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | 2020 |
A month before theNFL draft on March 22, 2009, McAfee was involved in a match against The WarPig at an IWA East Coast show inSouth Charleston, West Virginia. WarPig controlled much of the match, but McAfee hit him with a low blow and a superkick, securing an upset victory.[65] Nine years later, in March 2018, McAfee was present at anNXT show in Indianapolis, where he preventedAdam Cole from winning by disqualification in his match againstAleister Black. Instead, McAfee's distraction gave Black enough time to recover and hit Cole with his finisher, Black Mass.[66]
In June 2017, McAfee briefly trained as a professional wrestler withRip Rogers, which was filmed forBarstool Sports.[67][68]
During 2018, McAfee began appearing onWWE programming as a pre-show analyst for the company'sNXT TakeOver events, beginning withNXT TakeOver: New Orleans, where he continued his mini-feud with Adam Cole. He later appeared atNXT TakeOver: Chicago II,[69]NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4[70] andNXT TakeOver: WarGames. In December, it was reported that he had formally signed a multi-year contract with WWE,[2] and officially signed the contract in February 2019.[3][4] He then began hosting live watch-along of WWE's pay-per-views onYouTube, beginning withFastlane, alongside a number of WWE wrestlers.[71] In the buildup toWrestleMania, McAfee, his crew and various special guests travelled venue to venue in an RV, that his friend Zito got stuck under an awning atMetLife Stadium, which was filmed forPat McAfee's Road to WrestleMania.[72] Backstage at the event, McAfee got into an argument withMichael Cole, when Cole had criticized him for wearing tuxedo shorts. McAfee threatened to quit on the spot and was sent to another room while the situation was dealt with. AfterVince McMahon was shown an image ofLeBron James at the2018 NBA Finals, and that the outfit was similar to the one McAfee was wearing for WrestleMania, McMahon approved and McAfee was allowed to co-host the second hour of the pre-show, alongside Charly Caruso.[73]
McAfee made a guest appearance on the November 1 episode ofSmackDown.[74][75][76]
As part of NXT, he also was involved in storylines, including one with the NXT Champion Adam Cole.[77] AtNXT TakeOver XXX, McAfee was defeated by Cole.[78] McAfee's storyline included his own stable named The Kings of NXT, which includedPete Dunne,Ridge Holland,Danny Burch andOney Lorcan.[79][80] The feud between Undisputed Era and Kings of NXT concluded atNXT TakeOver: WarGames, where McAfee's team was defeated.[81]
On April 16, 2021, WWE announced that McAfee had been moved to theSmackDownbrand, serving ascolor commentator alongsideMichael Cole .[82] On March 3, 2022, onThe Pat McAfee Show, McAfee would interviewVince McMahon, in which McMahon would offer McAfee a match atWrestleMania. AtWrestleMania 38, McAfee would defeat Theory, before challenging Vince McMahon to an impromptu match straight after, which McMahon accepted and won. Following that match, Theory and McMahon would continue to attack McAfee untilStone Cold Steve Austin would interrupt and give all three of them aStone Cold Stunner.[83] His next on-screen feud was withBaron Corbin, defeating him atSummerSlam. WWE announced on September 7 that McAfee was taking a hiatus from working for WWE for the foreseeable future as he is set to joinESPN'sCollege GameDay, and will return once it has ended.
AtRoyal Rumble on January 28, 2023, McAfee made a surprise return for commentary right before the men'sRoyal Rumble match began. McAfee did not make another appearance untilWrestleMania 39, challengingThe Miz to a match, and then going on to win in under 4 minutes after co-hostSnoop Dogg made the match official.
On January 27, 2024, McAfee once again returned atRoyal Rumble as a surprise guest commentator and surprise entrant at #22 in the men's Royal Rumble match. McAfee quickly exited the ring and eliminated himself.[84] McAfee would later claim that he was unaware ahead of the event that he would be a participant in the men's Rumble match.[85] Two days later, McAfee made his full-time return to WWE onRaw as part of the new commentary team with Michael Cole.[86] McAfee was announced asdownloadable content forWWE 2K24.[87] On August 19, he once again took a hiatus from WWE to return toCollege GameDay.
McAfee returned on thepremiere ofRaw on Netflix on January 6, 2025, once again partnering with Michael Cole, and has since become a full time commentator forthe brand.
On October 20, 2010, McAfee was arrested and charged with public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor. McAfee was found shirtless and wet, and alleged to have swum in a canal inBroad Ripple, a popular nightclub area in Indianapolis, at approximately 5:15 that morning after being reported by a woman who found him near her car. Police reported that he tested with ablood alcohol content of 0.15.[88] The Colts later issued a one-game suspension to McAfee for his actions.[89] Two weeks after being arrested, McAfee issued an apology for his actions. "Obviously I made a dumb decision on a night when things got out of control," he said. "I will never put my team or my family through this kind of embarrassment again."[90]
On February 5, 2016, McAfee became aGuinness World Record holder by successfully kicking a 40-yard field goal while blindfolded.[91] The record was surpassed two years later when Davis Brief, a fan of McAfee's, kicked a 45-yard field goal while blindfolded on September 23, 2018.[92]
McAfee became engaged to his girlfriend, Samantha Ludy, in February 2019.[93] The two were married August 1, 2020, at Coxhall Gardens inCarmel, Indiana, withBob Kevoian fromthe Bob & Tom Show officiating.[94] The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, on May 4, 2023.[95]
McAfee is good friends with fellow wrestler and fellow former football player Thomas Pestock, best known by his ring nameBaron Corbin. They were teammates while a part of the Indianapolis Colts and roommates during their rookie year. They bonded over their love for wrestling and eventually would work a match together atSummerSlam 2022.[96]
In 2020, McAfee donated $200,000 to the Barstool Fund, a charity started byDave Portnoy to provide relief to small businesses impacted by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[97][98]In 2021, he donated over $6 million to various causes, including sports teams at his hometown high school Plum, the children's hospital atWest Virginia University, and a football program for under-privileged youth run by former teammateRobert Mathis.[99]
