Is Pat McAfee hinting at an ESPN exit with cryptic X post?

On May 6, ESPN announced that veteran sports commentator Rich Eisen would reunite with the network as part of its “direct-to-consumer” platform. A few days later, ESPN host and analyst Pat McAfee posted the following cryptic message on X:

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Is Pat McAfee hinting that he’s being replaced at ESPN? Jason Whitlock and “Fearless” contributor Steve Kim explore the possibilities.

Steve thinks McAfee was never a great fit at ESPN anyway.

“I don’t think he’s ever fully assimilated to that whole culture. He’s not politically correct. He seems to lean culturally, if not politically, a different direction than a lot of the colleagues over there,” he says. “He may be looking to basically

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