Pat McAfee & Al Michaels Talk About The Tragic Loss Of John Madden 

For sure man. If you haven’t seen it check him out on pats show a couple weeks back. He’s smoking a cigar just being him it’s great

McAffee looked like he had an “I really made it moment” there too when Al asked to be a regular.

Al Michaels Wednesday?

As someone else mentioned Jaime, Al was awesome on the show a few weeks back. The reason Al seems to love being on Pat's show is because it's the dream. Al has spent his career working for giant corporations w/ big sponsors so he's always had to be at least a bit reserved. Pat on the other hand answers to no one. His whole brand his being unfiltered. So Al is kind of living vicariously through Pat's show.

That first “hell no” was funny. Pat thought he was referring to being a regular on the show 😂

Pat’s reaction to Al’s saying he wanted to be a regular was like the expression of a little kid running downstairs on Christmas morning and seeing the shiny new bicycle he asked for under the tree.

Al Michaels Monday needs to happen!

Please make him every week!!!

Hearing Al Michaels swear is the most surreal thing in the world and I need more of it lol

Yup. Grew up with him doing Hawaii Islanders games

Pat MacAfee making this about himself. That’s a bad look

Michaels on monday A-Rod the following day

I love hearing Al talk on this show

While that’s true it makes Al seem like a guy who is slowing down, the guy looks as healthy as ever, came on last time in a tank top. He just landed a top gig when he was really young and became a national celebrity at a young age with the Miracle on Ice, 41 years ago now, so he seems like he’s been around forever but he’s really not that old

Ah, such a youngster! My childhood memories of growing up with football included John Madden as a COACH and Howard Cosell (in his glory years, not the declining end that Al mentioned) as the most familiar commentator voice.

EA putting him on the Cover: 100% Yes. EA making an amazing game: that’s a bit of a reach.

Knowing EA the only way you can get Madden on the cover is if you purchase the something higher than the standard version of the game. Like the Gold Edition or the Ultimate Edition. Would be different a portion of profits from the cover sales went to either one of his charities like helping juvenile diabetes, Type I diabetes, and or the Special Olympics. This is just my opinion for whatever that might be worth. Be safe and take care everyone and have a great New Year!

EA will never make a good sports game because they're greedy, and frankly dont have any good developers to make the game. Madden will probably be in the game as a commentator and on the cover.

@@phillbucs i can see them doing that first part. I highly doubt EA would do the 2nd part

I can get behind that. That would be cool as hell.

Tough acting tinaxtinc

@@giantgrowth4204 BOOM!!!

I'll take more athletes foot commercials and less crypto ones.

yeah it's not like John got hit by a bus walking down the sidewalk. still though, RIP John Madden and congrats on a life well lived.

@@dolemitefuthamucka That would've been the irony of ironies if John Madden got hit by a bus.

I thought so too, but I guess it's meant more in the sense that there are few people who meant more to the game than John Madden and he'll definitely be missed.

Yeah I guess when I think of tragic sports deaths I think of Kobe, Sean Taylor, Seau, and Roy Halladay. While I’m sad Madden passed, he still got a full life that he lived on his own terms.

“Natural causes” 🙄 how much you wanna bet it was the shot that made him weak

Same man born in Butler Pennsylvania I'll never forget John as the same I'll never forget cope. Frank Caliendo always did him just.

The best games of the 70s when he was coaching was when he played the steelers

Ha ha you read. Ha ha ha nerd.

And all but one of the seasons of his career were in a 14-game season format

He has 103 wins (most in raiders history) over his 10 years that's a little over 10 wins a season

Broncos radio today was talking about how Vic Fangio has almost matched John Madden's total losses lol

@@Menos510 lol

He also has the highest win percentage of ANY current HOF coach with at least 100 games played.

When a big guy scores you get a big guy dance

@@josephlawrence9584 “what they gonna do , fire him “ lmfao Madden had all the best lines

Or when Al called the 1980 Olympic hockey game between the US and Russia when he spawned the now iconic "Do you believe in miracles". Legend, as was John Madden. RIP.

@65MK That's a really unique memory! I recall him (in my childhood) from his commentating/commercial years, but I soon learned enough about football to know what a genius he was, and to appreciate what a gift he was to the game. R.I.P. Coach Madden

He was so good covering the earthquake (as awful as that was) I was assuming he was a former journalist. I remember that too, although I can't for the life of me remember why I was watching that as it was happening, because I wasn't going to watch the game. (I'm 57)

The sandwich we eat today is spoiled and rotten

@@lorddowski sometimes yeah 😔

So true!!!!!!!!! Perfect 👍

This comment is underrated.

Agreed. This show has changed the way I view NFL Draft coverage and I’m sure it’s the same for many others

Eerily similar to how John Madden was with people…

Prime-time football was also great to watch with Al & John calling the games. Back in 2002, when John joined Al in the booth, as Dan Fouts moved to college football and Dennis Miller, who had no business being in the booth. When John came on board, the game was all about football, not this other nonsense. John Madden will be missed and as Al Michaels is getting up in age, he'll eventually retire- here's hoping someone like Dave O'Brien succeeds Al on Sunday Night Football and for God's sake, replace Cris Collinsworth with Kurt Warner!!!

One size doesn't fit all

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* 1 Super Bowl win

Loved it

He is the best ambassador the NFL ever had. He was, for me and I'm sure many other kids born in the 90's and after, the first football surname heard. Before playing the game, you mention his name: I'm playing Madden. As long as EA keeps the game we will hear his name being mentioned, and some kids that are more curious will go and research who he is and his history. As Pat said, he was a coach until the end. For the first 20 years (counting his period as assistant and HC) on the sidelines and for the final 30 he was the coach to millions in homes through multiple platforms (radio, tv and games, why not) However, that was the impact for my generation. Needless to mention his hall of fame work on the sidelines and broadcast booths. I cannot add on what Pat, the Crew and Al said