In 24 hours, Pat McAfee went from outspoken culture warrior to ESPN corporate shill

Pat McAfee should be ashamed of himself. At the beginning of his sports talk show on Wednesday, the former NFL punter announced that quarterback Aaron Rodgers would no longer appear on his show this season. The decision came after Rodgers’s controversial (and admittedly stupid) comments last week in which Rodgers made baseless insinuations that left-wing ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmel might be listed as one of the names connected to the late ephebophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Rodgers’s comment drew a scathing rebuke from Kimmel, who denied any connection to Epstein. He threatened legal action and then proceeded to trash Rodgers during his late-night comedy show monologue. McAfee, however, expressed relief during his show’s opening.