Is Pat McAfee related to Aaron Rodgers?

Let's find out if the former Colts punter and the Packers QB are related.

Is Pat McAfee related to Aaron Rodgers?

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Pat McAfee is a former American football player who played as the punter and holder for the Indianapolis Colts for 8 seasons. He has been to two Pro Bowls and has been named to the first-team All-Pro squad one time.

The 6’1″ punter is famous for many things. After his early retirement, McAfee tried stand-up comedy before finding his footing as a media personality. He now hosts his own show named The Pat McAfee Show, which streams live on YouTube from Monday to Friday.

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Furthermore, He also works as a commentator for ESPN during college football season and works as a part-time wrestler/commentator for the Sports Entertainment show WWE. McAfee is indeed a jack of all trades.

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Apart from his achievements, Pat McAfee is also known as the “personal propaganda machine of Aaron Rodgers.” McAfee shares a firm bond with the Packers QB and no, it’s not because they are related.

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The Colts icon Pat McAfee is a good friend of Aaron Rodgers

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Aaron Rodgers is a regular on the Pat McAfee Show. It’s surprising since the 4-time league MVP QB is not known as a media-friendly person. But McAfee is just not a media personality. He has been a good friend of Rodgers for quite some time now.

Rodgers and McAfee first met back in 2019 thanks to their mutual friend, A. J. Hawk. During a Monday Night Football game in 2022, Rodgers joined the Manningcast, where he revealed that he became a good friend with the former Colts punter after seeing him at a golf tournament.

“We had a late drop-out and my buddy, A. J. Hawk, said, ‘You should get Pat McAfee’. So I reached out to Pat, and Pat was actually on a stand-up comedy tour. He came off the tour, joined our team and I went to him when he got there — I had never met him, I introduced myself and said, ‘Hey when I introduce you at the welcome dinner, do you mind doing a couple minutes of stand-up?’ He goes, ‘Naw I’m not doing that.’  So I’m introducing my team and I say former punter and All-Pro Pat McAfee is here. Pat walks up on stage, takes the mic out of my hand, and does 10 minutes of stand-up. I knew from that point forward he was going to be a great friend,” Rodgers said.

After that meeting, McAfee and Rodgers began to hang out regularly and the Packers QB also made a regular appearance in the Pat McAfee show since it allowed him to “silence all the douchebags” who were talking for him.

McAfee’s podcast has been the go-to source for any Aaron Rodgers-related news, especially during the off-season. The Packers QB joins the show every week for more than 30 minutes and clears the countless speculations about him.

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