Pat McAfee has been turning up in more places on ESPN. Add Super Bowl Sunday to the list.
\n\nMcAfee will lead a growing number of so-called “alterna-casts” built around Disney’s 2027 Super Bowl plans. The outspoken host has been tapped to anchor “Field Pass,” a commentary-driven option that will play alongside a traditional broadcast of the Big Game on ABC and ESPN, and a Super Bowl version of the popular “ManningCast” featuring Peyton and Eli Manning, on ESPN2.
\n\nAdditionally, the company will offer a statistics-focused Super Bowl telecast, “Playbook,” which will be led by a team to be announced later.
\n\n“Field Pass” will appear on ESPNU, while “Playbook” will run on the NFL Network on Super Bowl Sunday.
\n\nThe new options mean that Disney will, across its properties, offer five different Super Bowl telecasts. ESPN Deportes will feature a Spanish-language version of the gridiron classic. A Super Bowl “mega cast” has been in consideration at the company since 2021, when Disney struck a new rights deal with the NFL that will keep “Monday Night Football” on the air at ESPN through 2033. Since that time, the league and the company have become even closer, with the league taking a 10%…
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