ESPN and Pat McAfee Near Record-Setting $60M+ Annual Deal

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ESPN and Pat McAfee are in talks on a contract extension that could pay him more than $60 million per year, a substantial jump from the current roughly $30 million annual deal. The negotiation reportedly involves a bigger role in ESPN’s NFL coverage, with the timing of any bump unclear, amid ESPN layoffs tied to its NFL Network acquisition.
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