Eating on live television looks easy until a deep-fried potato fights back. Pat McAfee found that out the hard way on Monday Night Countdown, and ESPN’s Mina Kimes now has some advice for the next person handed a stadium snack.

The Iowa City contest featured a student kicker, a $1 million prize and a hospital charity commitment.

ESPN executive Burke Magnus is taking heat from a prominent media reporter, and the criticism centers on two of the network’s biggest names. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic put Magnus in his “What’s Down” segment this week for how he handled Troy Aikman and Pat McAfee’s Monday Night Football altcast.

A lot of NFL fans are starting to feel as if they cannot turn the television on without seeing Pat McAfee on their screens anymore. The former Indianapolis Colts punter has shot to stardom on ESPN through his own show, which has earned him spots on a number of the network’s other programmes.

Pat McAfee says he has been getting death threats. The ESPN host put out a long message this week and said he had avoided his mentions and DMs.

Pat McAfee has come a long way from his NFL punting days, becoming one of sports media’s most outspoken personalities through his no-filter approach and willingness to do things differently. After retiring from the Indianapolis Colts in 2017 at age 29 because of recurring knee problems, McAfee shifted his focus to broadcasting.