Adam Schefter was reportedly 'banned' from 'The Pat McAfee Show'
By Tyler Reed
Pat McAfee has created a massive path in the world of sports media with his extremely popular daily show, 'The Pat McAfee Show'.
The audience craved more outside of the box coverage of their favorite sports, and McAfee has become their Taco Bell.
McAfee has the most popular sports talk show on ESPN, and probably in the entire country, which is why the network rotates its band of sports personalities on the show.
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If McAfee is on the topic of football, then there's no better source to have on the show than NFL insider Adam Schefter.
When news breaks in the NFL, it is normally Schefter who is the first to report it. Schefter has made many appearances on McAfee's show; however, Andrew Marchand of The Athletic is reporting that this may no longer be the case.
Prior to Adam Schefter's reported banning from PMS on March 10th, Schefter had appeared on PMS 10X in 2025. Since then, Rapoport has appeared 17x with Schefter only returning today.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 12, 2025
PMS seemed to hint on the change on their March 11th show.https://t.co/ZbYAf2r39T pic.twitter.com/JCddsrd02z
According to Marchand, Schefter failed to make an appearance on the show after McAfee's reqeust may have caused a rift between the two.
"I think the Commanders feel like they're gonna get a deal done with Terry McLaurin..
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 12, 2025
I know that Terry McLaurin is very frustrated with where talks are at..
He hasn't participated in any of the offseason activities" ~ @AdamSchefter #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/fws41OQo55
However, that drama would not last, as Schefter returned to the show on Thursday, although it had been quite some time since his last visit.
McAfee has been in the WWE long enough to know that personal relationships can be pushed aside if something is best for business, and having the top NFL insider on your show will always be what's best for business.
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