The Punter who Shocked the World

The game of football will have many punters, but it will only ever have one Pat McAfee. And here's my thoughts as to why.

[@IsaacPunts]

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[@TV-fv1ih]

How could you not mention that he cost West Virginia its only shot in a national championship game by missing two field goals against unranked 4-7 Pitt!

[@The_Red_Off_Road]

@@TV-fv1ih because it wasn’t just his fault. Pat white didn’t have a very good game either. Win as a team, lose as a team.

[@The_Red_Off_Road]

@IsaacPunts I hope your time as a coach is going well. I think about ya every Saturday.

[@TV-fv1ih]

@@The_Red_Off_Road Then nothing he did "shocked the world" because part of everything he did should be credited to his team!

[@The_Red_Off_Road]

@@TV-fv1ih nah, he def shocked the world.

[@darkscythe3874]

How could you not talk about him recovering his own onside kick 😭

[@paulburke6096]

“Punter”

[@mikemordhorst1877]

@@paulburke6096he still did it though

[@Faine44]

Yeah, the lack of inclusion of the greatest onside kick of all time makes no sense.

[@paulmorrow8372]

That was also after the NFL changed the rules to make onside kicks even harder to recover.

[@RyTrapp0]

@@paulburke6096 ...and Kickoff specialist (...and crazy distance FG specialist)

[@vjm212]

The "Most Shocking Moment in Pat McAfee’s Career" was when Polamalu lined up in the C-Gap.

[@milanschneider2896]

F'n polamalu lol.

[@Ryan-su1sn]

Never not funny

[@incredulousd9408]

PO LLAMA LOU

[@dammaman]

Pat even acknowledges this and plays with it too

[@UnderwaterAlexJones]

@@incredulousd9408 BWAHAHAHAH thank you for that.

[@Ryy_Ryy]

I'd say he made the right choice retiring. Dude is set for life without having to risk his body every Sunday. Absolute LEGEND.

[@goob3826]

He wasn’t risking his body every Sunday to begin with lmao

[@the_br0wnie294]

He could’ve been a Hofer, he shoulda stayed

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

He was a punter. He risked his body about twice a year of which one was exiting the shower.

[@Its_Stunt]

@@the_br0wnie294 he probably will be

[@the_br0wnie294]

@@Its_Stunt no he will not

[@paulbbryan]

I'm pretty sure Pat's ESPN contract proves that podcast thing turned out to be the most lucrative option for him.

[@legendthegamer8441]

​@SwagLikeOhio1803bro it aint that deep

[@paulbbryan]

@SwagLikeOhio1803 It's always the people who failed algebra 1 who think they're geniuses. Hey, it has nothing to do with the amount of time he puts into it, and it certainly doesn't come down to an hourly rate. The video was talking about Pat leaving the NFL to pursue media. Both of these careers, working in football or in media, require your whole commitment. It is not a question of when you are able to clock out. He left his NFL career to pursue media which led to him signing a more lucrative contract than any punter has ever signed in the league. The highest paid NFL punter right now is making about $3.7M per year on a $14.7M contract. Pat will make an average of $17M per year on his $85M contract. Do you think he works as hard now as he did as an athlete? I think it's an apples to oranges comparison, but looking at the money, it's obvious he's making more in media. I normally wouldn't reply at all but I haven't seen such brazen, confident stupidity directed right at me in a long time. Love the self-proclaimed "intellectual" bit. This is like bad trolling straight out of 2007 forums.

[@mrdunngoofd]

​@SwagLikeOhio1803 first half of your comment was pretty on point. The second half you sound like a complete tool. "Intellectuals" lmao please tell me this is a joke.

[@cameroncole858]

@SwagLikeOhio1803yeah even if you’re right this might be one of the most sincerely cringe comments I’ve ever seen lol

[@madicey6059]

@SwagLikeOhio1803😭😭

[@jcb3393]

you left out the part about his amazing onside kicks, many recovered by him!

[@Luke-vk5xr]

Wasn’t it just the one that he recovered himself

[@Valpo2004]

​@Luke-vk5xr I think he only recovered one himself because the Texans lined up weird and left the middle of the field empty. That said that particular season I think he had like 6 total onside kicks recovered by his team.

[@getem3345]

6 attempts, only team to be successful with any onside kick....and the colts had 2......@@Valpo2004

[@FearTheIndoorHorseRancher]

@@Luke-vk5xryeah but he has a bunch of glazers that act very sus towards him. Gawk gawk gawk gawk

[@geekverve]

"The jury's still out on whether his podcast will go anywhere." Lol.

[@409BFMV409]

right! like its definitely already gone somewhere LMAO

[@chestrockwell4640]

I really hope he was joking but it doesn’t sound like he was lol

[@jakemartin7243]

Yea I immediately went to the comments thinking they would be from years ago lol. How in the fuck did he not include his solo onside kick recovery?!?!?!?

[@geekverve]

@@jakemartin7243 Right? After he pulled that off, a bunch of kickers started doing it.

[@Phlegm187]

Thank you for retiring and dedicating the rest of your life to protecting my pc from viruses you’re the goat Pat.

[@HenryDaNinth]

Underrated comment

[@jetdude1980]

that knee surgery that made him miss the pro bowl was a wake up call. he realized as soon as that happens off to the journeyman life. might as well do something hes good at and start talking. Good podcast, Great punter, Amazing guy.

[@incredulousd9408]

His stand-up was great too

[@Sez___]

His show brings in millions AND MILLIONS of dollars

[@PR_311]

The best things on Pats timing was, that due to that the Colts were able to run with Sanchez who, before his torn acl, seem like a similar good punter and hopefully comes back strong this year. He made the right desicion for him, his future and also the Colts punting future.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I met Pat one time at Gillette Stadium. He was walking down a hallway and I walked right by him and said hello and he was so freaking cool. Just acted like a normal dude. Shook his hand. Told him love watching his channel. Dude was super nice.

[@dennisbowen452]

He is also one of the coolest electrifying people in sports right now. Hell, jis wwe run is thing of beauty

[@LordBeezleDwarf]

“The jury is still out on whether or not that will go anywhere” 😂😂😂😂

[@davidrosensin7985]

100% thought this was going to be a 10 minute video culminating in the fact that Troy P lined up in the C-gap.

[@NovocaineTV]

Can we talk about the fact that he wasnt a punter... he was a kicker. How is that not even mentioned?

[@dammaman]

It’s guys like McAfee who inspired me to keep kicking and punting. I play amateur/semi pro football in my mid 30s and part of the kicking/punting squad.

[@billmitchell6575]

As a colts fan and newer football fan, Pat made me understand and appreciate what a good punter could actually do for your team. He was a legit weapon for the colts for a few years there. Still the best I’ve ever seen IMO

[@mikehunt368]

i’m so glad we drafted him lol he’s gonna bring so much to the indy area over the next few decades

[@goon1566]

Excellent quality as usual Isaac.

[@ryanlockwood8956]

"we'll see how that turns out" LOL! that statement is going to age like milk.

[@michaelj4256]

I'm so glad he blew up. Been watching him since I can remember. Must have been under 50k subs. One of the coolest humans I've never met.

[@manzell]

How do we not have a Punter Rating that takes into account how many yards remaining? Like if you have a conservative coach that punts from the 40, you're not gonna have many yards. And if your offense stinks and you're punting from the 30 all the time, that's plenty of space to boom punts in to.

[@vanshaver1499]

I was at that bowl game! I forgot that McAfee was on that team as I was there for the Heels... Hakeem Nicks was such a beast that game

[@cski4048]

Gotta respect everything this man has accomplished in his life.

[@ThatGuyNathan186]

"The jury is still out on that" 😂😂

[@seanlevy6027]

Well with the new rules implemented by the NFL I don’t think we will ever see a punter who can impact the game the way Pat did and that kinda sucks because it’s one of the most underrated aspects of the game!

[@richardstetson8221]

I think you are confusing punts with kickoffs they have made rule changes on kickoffs but I haven't heard of any rule changes on punts unless they made some new rule this off season that I am not aware of but I don't think so

[@Skyrimdude1PSN]

Doesn't even go into the onside Kicks

[@thomasredden4263]

“Jury’s still out”😂😂😂 he just signed a nine figure deal with ESPN like a month ago and even without it has been one of the most successful sports podcasts in the world, I think it’s pretty clear he made the right call

[@Jkenns3488]

Right?? This kids jelous as fuck

[@zgdafzgdaf4264]

Sarcasm.. lol.

[@Jkenns3488]

It wasnt sarcasm, AT all... he was using it as a FACT to prove his point. Get off this mans dick, He dont Give a fk about you...@@zgdafzgdaf4264

[@In2ThinAir]

6:52 Thanks for the shoutout!!! 👋

[@SIXPACFISH]

When you obtain retirement money, why stay in the game until you get crippled? Far better to retire while you can still walk and enjoy a pain free life.

[@SlackinPanda]

only reason is because you truly love playing the game, id wager people like Manning, Farve, Brady, Janikowski, Anderson (26 fuckin years), vinatari... just really loved what they did. I suppose its similar to people in the military, you get used to the routine of it all and when the routine is broken and gone...life feels...weird; what do you do now? all you have known is football, whats next, where do you go? Pat had an idea of what he wanted to do that was greater than punting and playing; and no longer needing to possibly hurt his knee probably did it. But there are several who just loved the game enough to keep on going, Pat just wasnt one of them /shrug

[@super8bitvideos]

I think Pat makes it to the HOF. Not only did he play the punter position in a unique way and have success with it, he's continued to grow the reach of the game with his show. Punters get in for literally being a decent punter.

[@snugglebadger3727]

He won't. He has zero chance of getting in as a punter. He's said it himself, there are so many guys who should get in before him, and most of them won't either. Considering his trajectory now, he might make it in one day as a media guy. But that's decades down the road.

[@brianm6117]

The funniest part of it all, is he really wasn't that good of a punter in college. He was more known for his FG's. He even talked about how he had to "learn to punt" after he was drafted. Then he had to learn to hold.

[@TV-fv1ih]

How could you not mention that he cost West Virginia its only shot in a national championship game by missing two field against unranked 4-7 Pitt!

[@brianm6117]

@@TV-fv1ihHis missed kicks weren't the sole reason. Rich Rod called the worst offensive game of his tenure at WVU that game. I remember Pat White looking at the sideline with his palms up in the air looking like "WTF are you doing?"

[@brianhildreth9099]

Not showing him recovering his own onside kick is just criminal.....

[@andrewgould8924]

I missed this. As a long time Colts, and Pat Macafee fan, right on. Would you mind doing a similar one with Vanderjagt?

[@derekhammett8634]

Pat's onside kick to himself is a thing of legend

[@reymondlopez7468]

Pat has said his knee was taking a hell of a beating.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Surprised you didn’t show him recovering his own onside kick…

[@hrhopeful1120]

He has said himself that his body was starting to wear down...so he was not in his prime anymore. He was facing more knee surgeries and rehabs, and he was ready to move on to his next career.

[@Half-CockedG]

lol the jury is still out on whether that will go anywhere...

[@lomax343]

9:50 "What other punter ... has done stand-up comedy?" Well, there was Jim Arnold, Lions punter from the eighties. He didn't endear himself to his team-mates because he made fun of the team's performance (this was at a time when the Lions were garbage - no shock there). He'd open his act with, "I'm Jim Arnold and I punt for the Lions. Quite often."

[@_D_W_]

It remains to be seen if his podcasting career will go anywhere? Even without the ESPN deal, I’d say it has.

[@Show_My_Name_Not_My_Handle]

This guy understood precisely how important it is to be the best of all time at a sport.

[@lukasmullerexprealty4740]

Legend has it that palalamalu is still lining up in the C gap...

[@nutz0148]

Well, the Jury isnt out on the Podcast... Mans made it big time

[@benjohnson2183]

"the jury is still out on if that will go anywhere" you sure about that one

[@jahmanglass5]

Awesome video and yeah I'd say the early retirement worked out just fine for pat haha 😂😂 I'm pretty sure he's making more money with more freedom than he ever has when he was in the NFL

[@hhaste]

4:48 Easy there, Pat.. looking like Baker Mayfield out there with that helmet to helmet

[@inyoface5170]

Pat is the absolute motherfuckin legend!!

[@crazestyle83]

Barry sanders walked away dominant and early. I think we can agree pat made the right choice living his best life making millions!

[@scrap-iron9561]

Re: No one doing comedy from the nfl You forgot Jon Ryan. Comedian. Punter. Super Bowl Champ. Td pass.

[@ecto6301]

FOR THE BRAND Didn’t even mention his onside kick recoveries

[@P4p4Smurf]

How tf do you leave out that onside kick

[@ndgoliberty]

The man made his bag. Retired at the top of his game. And now he can sit around and do a podcast.

[@ChrisJackle]

Love the video….Pat highlights aren’t out there much! The jury’s still out if the podcast will go anywhere? Deal with FanDuel, now ESPN…I’d think he’s doing something with that podcast.

[@Kodeballer]

onside kicks too

[@LoopyWorld716]

He makes a good amount of money doing appearances for WWE as well. Good proformer and hes pretty funny when he is doing commentary as well.

[@Seattle_Kiwi]

Onside kicks❤

[@coloradodrives7784]

Didn't even talk about him recovering his own onside kick against Houston lol.

[@davidwormell6609]

Pat Twatafee!

[@glitchdigits978]

Its like dunkey transitioned to sports commentary. Lovely.

[@davidlynn1630]

You left out the "dream killer play" by Polamalu and the self recovered onside kick also he said he retired because he did everything he wanted to and he didn't want to end up in a wheelchair

[@Richard-od7yd]

If I'm not mistaken , I think I remember Pat saying on a KZbin podcast not his own, that he was suffering back pain that wasn't football related and decided that, Well I went to College for a reason other than football I think ,so he quit .

[@xamfuchs1605]

Man he quitted because his knees were broken

[@psymar]

PAT is an apropos name for a kicker

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

And he would've had a career TD, if not for Troy 😭

[@tommyo2450]

A bit overdone but fun to watch! He was a character and a cent to good punter with the occasional flash of great. Like most punters. However, his grit, personality and tackling made him stand out.

[@highonimmi]

Pat said his knee was getting loose and he would need surgery and rehab. He just didnt want to go through that.

[@user-ol3xe5fz4u]

didnt show him recovering his own onside kick?

[@seshansmith]

Not at all shocked to see the headline about swimming in the canal lmao. That's about as McAfee as it gets

[@austinhughes5042]

See if his podcast goes anywhere? He’s got one of the biggest sports podcasts in the world and just signed with ESPN 😂

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Now his podcast is making millions...AAAAND MIIIILLIONNMS of $$!

[@Cohen.W]

How many times has bro changed the name of this video

[@GirlzTouchMe]

was this supposed to come out 5 years ago?

[@ae7838]

*Shocked North America. The rest of the world don't care that much for american football. With that said, Swede here, and gotta love them hits McAfee sometimes put in from way back!

[@travispick5160]

Great vid, but you didn't cover anything about the onside kicks.

[@jamescable1773]

Pat said later he left basically because of conflict with the GM (Grigson). He was all but forced out. Indy has always loved Pat and always will...Grigson, not so much.

[@cmderinchief]

Luck retiring early STILL hurts me.

[@hildenbrandt21]

"and to what, start a podcast? I guess the jury's still out on whether that will go anywhere." ... uh was this written in 2020? lmao.

[@dwgwnr1969]

Yes the jury is still out on the podcast gig...😂

[@billmoser8825]

Pat McAfee is the man

[@bentobergamaschi1372]

❤❤

[@Austin.Kilgore]

4:29 C’mon man lol there was no need to bring that up, I was vibing out and enjoying the video… but then you *immediately* brought my mood down mid video just by mentioning that. (Lol It’s a painful subject for us Colts fans) Edit: 9:16 *sigh*

[@joeyisamazing1091]

Never even mentioned all the onside kicks

[@ardascholar5289]

you totally ignored the amount of onside kicks he successfully completed in that one year. and i would say his podcast has become very successful. i dont follow podcasts but i do watch clips from his shows and they are very good

[@kaganmartindale9360]

Bid this video was made in August 2023 AND you're not sure if his show will take off????? Before he joined ESPN, the year before he got $129 MILLION. ESPN is without a doubt paying him more... That's quarterback and receiver money. PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME

[@jeffreyadams9670]

who would have known someone talking about punting would be this interesting

[@boxd1888]

also u didnt even cover him on kickoffs dude was out there recovering his own onside kicks

[@asteriskesque]

This didn't even show one of his best - the surprise onsides kick that he recovered. I have to assume the comment about his podcast was an attempt at a joke, because that led him to enormous success, not to mention a deal with ESPN.

[@zlandicar4482]

Allegedly

[@RabbiTosmiser]

Pat McAfee was a football player first pk 2nd

[@hankfronza_90]

Pat McAfee is a top 3 punter

[@stevevernon1978]

GOAT

[@willz4760]

Barry Sanders retiring was way more of an impact and shock, but this is a good second I think.

[@zz3n428]

it's Ironic Colts just seem to have the effect on their players

[@KevinQuinn81]

What? Nothing about the season of the onside kick?? Oh well. Anyway, to hear Pat talk about it now, it sounds like his unorthodox kicking style was completely blowing up his knee and, even if he didn't have interests off the field, he wouldn't have been able to hold up much longer at the rate he was going.

[@weichel10101]

Hall of Famer

[@goofyahhhumanbeings8624]

He da goat fr

[@jonhjones4141]

So many onside kicks

[@dargeton87]

Allegedly….😂

[@inhop2443]

Anyone shocked to learn PM likes to be inebriated, has never watched him for more than 5 minutes 😅