Pat McAfee's opening monologue at the 2023 ESPYS (📍  

Pat namedropping the Chiefsaholic, saying "chompion", and mentioning Brett Favre suing him all on national television is just crazy haha. Pat is something else man

Loved how he acknowledged a vast majority of athletes and teams that wouldn’t normally get the shine they deserved .

THIS is how you open a show. Absolute weapon on the mic, glad to see the range Pat has!

This dude went from being a great punter, to a global superstar. Crazy how life works out.

Pat with the AJ Hawk urine bit was GOLD 😂

Love the fact that he still had to be toxic towards AJ whilst doing his monologue. Such a good one!!

With no writers or teleprompters… 🤯 Just became a Pat McAfee fan

I’m truly impressed with the monologue. Here’s the context, he didn’t have a writer due to the strike. So everything Pat said he genuinely meant (instead of a script telling him to praise A, B, and C). Yeah, he has years of experience with his podcast, but it’s a huge difference chilling with the boys, and doing a standup bit.

Yo, Pat went CRAZY with calling out the bad apples, and hyping up the good ones. Absolutely amazing

I love that he's shouting out EVERYONE and all of these athletes look so shy and embarrassed because they're not used to being actually celebrated and respected for their accomplishments, and all Pat and his show does is celebrate athletic excellence. Great monologue

He is definitely one of a kind. Most people could not get away with a lot of the things he says or have the authenticity or personality to deliver it the way he does. Great entertainer!!

Dude is a treasure. Slammed Bayless hard! I remember when Mike Wilbon said he shouldn't just retire as a punter, but Pat sure knew where he was going.

Pat is on a whole different level than any talent ESPN has.. a National Treasure.

Pat Mcafee reminds me of the kid who tried to get everyone to come out and play 😂 Hella charisma 👌

Brett Favre line was criminally underappreciated

Pat is a natural up there... The thing about him is he builds off positivity which is a nice change in sports media

Skip got buried and I love it, thank you Pat!

Pat is so incredible on the mic. Pure entertainment.

Pat is such a gangster. Love everything this man represents for sports. He is the voice of a new generation for the sporting world, and I, for one, welcome it with open arms. He deserves every bit of his success in life and this business.

Phenomenal. The Sports world is Lucky to have McAfee.

ESPN just showcased their new star signing and wow what a showcase that was. Pat is and has always been a man of the people. His style and delivery is very natural, almost conversational but it grabs your attention. Looks like ESPN made the right free agent move

This was actually the best monologue I have watched in awhile. People need to stop clenching their buttcheeks way to go Pat

Congratulations Pat ! You & your Team worked hard to get this far man.

Pat has more talent than anyone in sports media. What a legend😂

I love Pat McAfee. I listen to his podcast every morning. He has one of the best personalities in sports it's no wonder why he's going on ESPN now

HE KILLED IT!!!! LETSSS GOOOOO PAT!! I remember watching NFL top 100, and he would drop gems every time, it’s crazy to see his journey.

So much admiration and respect for the McAfee journey thus far. Excited to see the success that is still yet to come. This just guy gets it. Even in one of the toughest rooms on earth to hold, he still crushes it. SHAHTAHT to you, Pat.

I've been on this dudes Bandwagon for years now. I remember his first podcasts, he's come along way. I've been seeing what's so special about this guy, ya'll are just now catching on. About time. Way to go Pat!

Pat 'on the fly' McAfee... dude can just plain entertain with his platform. His jab humor is always spot on, good 💩 Pat 😂😂🔥

I’ve been watching Pat since he started the RU-vid stream. I have to say that while I am nervous about what the inevitable content changes will be at ESPN, him hosting this is surreal.

Pat McAfee is the personality sports media has needed for a LONG time.

Pat knocked it all the way AHT of the park!!! The world just got put on notice. He and the boys are ABAHT to usher in the next great era at ESPN.

Didn’t want this to end. What a legend. More than that, what a dawg!

espn signing this dude is the best move they made in YEARSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! DUDE is Excellent and you can tell he is very passionate about all sports. Loved him giving shine to many athletes and teams that never get mentioned. GOOD JOB ESPN you finally got one right

Pat did an awesome job!!! Love his show and how real it is. Great Job Pat!! And.... Congrats on your little baby girl!!

Him shouting out women was the best part of this in my opinion. He really won some hearts over with that weather you like him or not

Skip gonna b tight when he sees this , if he aint already 😂😂

Great job pat way to celebrate your wife and child and give one of the best open monologues ever imo

This is Pat at his best. He is storming this stage. He is preaching the gospel, and he means every word of it.

That beltbuckle 🤣. 2 seconds on stage and he gives it a feel, probably realizing it's just a bit too much. How can anyone not love this dude.

This guy is going to save ESPN from irrelevancy.

Bringing his show into this was so awesome! Words only us would get, lmao!

Love ya buddy! Keep up the hard work. Everything you touch turns to gold!

Pat McAfee is a legend! Always a treat to hear him on the mic 🙌

Pat freaking crushed it. Whuuuuddd

Pat is electric on the mic. One of a kind. Shout out to Brett Favre

Love this. Pat came in with a gameplan and played the host role with excellence. Pat is why I love comedy. All walks of life long to connect with others. This man has my support through thick and thin ❤

What a great monologue! I don’t think it could have been better.

Pats a national treasure

With no writers this is impressive

Pat is so good at what he does, very underrated analyst ♥️

What a way to start a summer vacation 😎🤘🏻 way to go Pat. True Yinzer and National Treasure.

Hiring Pat is the smartest move ESPN has made in over a decade.

Pat is the perfect man for every situation LOVE YEW PAT AND THE BOYS

Great opening monologue. Never disappoint when on the mic

Pat and crew, watching y’all go from the back of van to superstardom has been cool, congrats!

What a real person and a treasure to exist with. Thank you Pat!💙🙏🏻

From up on that stage he could probably see Polamalu in the C-gap

“That’s hockey”😂😂😂😂😂

The fact that no one in the crowd even reacted to Pat mentioning AJs pee-chugging is just about the most solid proof that its true we could ever get. A room entirely filled with people from every level and every decade of sports would of course be intimately familiar with the news already. I can't see how any of them would have forgotten how vocal AJ used to be about it during his career, constantly and loudly bringing it up to everyone he would talk to

Pat did absolutely amazing! I love this for him and ESPN.

Pat’s shot at Skip Bayless was ruthless !!!!

One of the best parts about this is that he is soooooooo goooood that he made it seem so simple.

So many hidden gems from the show that only those who watch would get them.

Sooooooo many people are gonna think he’s serious about AJ HAWK😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I love Pat McAfee!!! He's awesome an the world needs more of him hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣!!! Definitely looking forward to the McAfee /ESPN union !!

The folks over at ESPN looking at this KNOWING they struck GOLD with bringing PAT back on full time. This dude is the freaking man.

PMS listeners, this one was for us! A lot of inside baseball within this monologue… CHOMPION, Favre, Chiefsaholic, the AJ urine storyline… absolutely hilarious!

Welp, looks like I've become a Pat McAfee fan. Also--Skip caught some strays 🤣🤣🤣

Pat just earned himself another 500 presentation jobs on this one alone!

If this is what we’re gonna get with Pat at espn than I honestly can’t wait. I Can get used to this! Let’s fkn go Pat

Mcafee revitalized the espys! 🐐🐐

They forget this dude is with the WWE he knows how to tell a story 🔥😂

That was cool!!! He did an EXCEPTIONAL JOB!!!

Love you Pat bruh 💪🏽 proud of you and the boys

Wow, this was so genuine! Bravo, well done.

He absolutely smashed it outta the park!!!

Great monologue, Pat is a special one.

Honestly amazing!!! best host in a longgggg longgg time

Bro literally taking over Stephen A. That's crazy

PAT WAS THE ABSOLUTE PERFECT OPTION FOR THIS MONOLOGUE!

I wish we got more of Pat on the mic last night

People are surprised pat could do this without a writer..he does it everyday on his show. I now believe he wont change his show on ESPN and I’m happy for the move

Pat mcafee the 🐐

Dude is a natural. Beautiful thing to watch.

Already better than anything ESPN has put out in 20 years

Pat McAfee is a WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION! Great job man, things are only going to get better and I can't wait to see :)

Pat is so raw, I love this dude

How did a punter from the NFL also happen to be such a good stand up comic... every thing Pat does turns to gold. The man is talented.

Pat is = the best ESPYS Monologue of all time. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Pat you killed it. I love you keep it moving!

Watching a legend in the making....at his 2nd career!!

Shout out Pat and the boys! Doing big things

God Pats so good at delivering these things in such a natural way

Awesome job Pat! Flawless delivery

Pat is an absolute Dahwg !!! The best thing that Espn has done in recent history!

He’s really amazing at doing his homework, interviews and delivery. His Show is so good I highly recommend!

This is just farkin' awesome. Priceless even. Well done Pat.

Pat killed that. Incredible

"The newly renovated ESPN talent offices" 😂😂😂