How much does Pat McAfee pay Aaron Rodgers for a ‘Pat McAfee show’ appearance?

Pat McAfee responds to the criticism he is facing for paying Aaron Rodgers to appear on his show.

How much does Pat McAfee pay Aaron Rodgers for a ‘Pat McAfee show’ appearance?

Aaron Rodgers did not demand to be compensated for his appearances on The Pat McAfee Show. ( CREDITS: Imago)

The Pat McAfee Show has revolutionized sports media and is viewed by millions consistently. With the bold and vibrant personality of former Punter and host Pat McAfee combined with the stories of AJ Hawk, it is an entertaining show to watch as Pat is unfiltered while giving his takes. The show rose to popularity quickly and ESPN recently offered $85 million to get the rights to Pat and his show.

The Pat McAfee Show has also made it a staple to bring on Aaron Rodgers every Tuesday and Nick Saban every Thursday. Now, Pat McAfee revealed that he has paid nearly seven figures to Rodgers in exchange for appearing on the show. He recently revealed via The Pat McAfee Show that he has paid both Rodgers and Saban significant amounts for their appearances on the show.

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Pat was addressing the post written by The New York Post. McAfee admitted that having Aaron Rodgers on the show has brought in millions of viewers. “Aaron Rodgers, after that first Aaron Rodgers Tuesday run, and Aaron Rodgers podcast became the biggest on earth…we had 500,000 people watching alive just as it became the biggest show on earth…One holiday season, we write a cheque for $450,000.”

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Pat goes on to state that Rodgers did not demand to be paid for appearing on the show. However, the analyst believes he deserves to be remunerated as his appearances have attracted thousands of viewers.

“We were very fu**ing lucky that Aaron came on our platform. We’re very lucky that Chuck Pagano comes on our platform, Darius Butler comes on our platform, A.Q. Shipley comes on our platform, and Nick Saban comes on our platform.”

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Aaron Rodgers has made over seven-figures through his appearances on the Pat McAfee Show

Pat McAfee has one simple philosophy when it comes to business, “I have always had the view that if somebody is going to make money for us, that person is going to reap the benefit from it.” That is a great philosophy and one that has clearly worked for Pat. “All the people that have helped, have been paid very handsomely,” the host stated.

Pat McAfee broke his silence on how much he pays Aaron Rodgers.
Pat McAfee broke his silence on how much he pays Aaron Rodgers. (IMAGE: Open Source)

The former punter for the Indianapolis Colts did not stop there, he went at the New York Post for their piece on him. “I feel like New York Post and some people think like that them talking about me giving Aaron Rodgers, against his will, money for helping our company and investing in our company with his time and effort and energy.”

He called out Andrew Marchand, the writer of the original piece, and had this to say, “Andrew Marchand is a rat, that is what he is, he tried to paint this in a way that it makes me look like a bad person.”

The analyst brought up examples of other athletes in sports who are getting more and more into media. Draymond Green, for instance, signed a deal with Volume Sports to host his post-match shows. His point is that he has been breaking norms set in the media industry by being generous to his guests, something that has not sat well with certain individuals.

It is not unusual to see that the fact Pat McAfee pays Aaron Rodgers and his other guests for appearing on the show. At the end of the day, he understands the industry and knows how to value and respect the time and effort which they give. Pat believes in taking care of his people.

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