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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPat McAfee is once again the internet’s favorite scapegoat, and once again, he’s saying it’s not fair. ESPN just wrapped up a brutal round of layoffs, showing the door to names fans have watched for years. Ryan Clark, Cam Newton, Karl Ravech, Tom Pelissero, and more. The timing couldn’t have been worse for McAfee. Just weeks earlier, reports surfaced that he’s negotiating a new deal worth up to $65 million a year, more than double what he currently makes. Social media did the math instantly, and the verdict was brutal: McAfee’s bag, their jobs. He addressed it head-on this week, but his explanation didn’t land the way he hoped.<\/p>\n The numbers tell an ugly story on paper. McAfee reportedly earns around $30 million a year right now, with ESPN in talks to push that to $60-65 million. Meanwhile, Ryan Clark, one of the most recognizable names just shown the door, was reportedly making a fraction of that. Add in Cam Newton, Karl Ravech (33 years at the network), and several others, and it’s easy to see why fans connected the dots. JJ Watt even poked fun at it live on McAfee’s own show, joking about whether “everybody” got fired just to pay him.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8HEARTBREAKING: Pat McAfee says he\u2019s receiving major backlash from fans on social media blaming him for ESPN\u2019s layoffs because of his $65 million deal.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first time we licensed the show through ESPN, one of these happened, we got blamed\u201d<\/p>\n Awful \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/YWA1DvqoXS<\/a><\/p>\n — MLFootball (@MLFootball) July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPat McAfee brushes off ESPN Layoff backlash again and fans aren’t buying it<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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