Dan Orlovsky Returned to the Pat McAfee Show
A few weeks ago Pat McAfee announced that ESPN had banned its talent from going on his show. Well, in a big reveal on Tuesday, regular guest Dan Orlovsky was back, which might mean the four-letter network has softened its stance.
Here's video of Orlovsky's return, which included him wearing a Bowser head as he hopped on:
GUESS WHO'S BACK..........
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 31, 2021
Great to have ya back @danorlovsky7 pic.twitter.com/qidgd7YLhb
Orlovsky was clearly happy to return to the air with McAfee and it seemed like everything was back to business as usual. Which would mean his regular appearances could resume.
We're not sure what ESPN's exact policy is on guests doing shows outside its family of networks. Shortly after McAfee went public with the news of the ban, ESPN issued a statement claiming there was no ban going forward:
UPDATE:
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) March 13, 2021
From ESPN: “We didn’t intend to ban ESPN guests from the show & there is certainly no ban going forward. We are in the midst of figuring out the best process for future guests to appear on outside platforms & Pat will continue to make regular appearances on ESPN shows.” https://t.co/av41XMZOGH
That bit about "figuring out the best process for future guests to appear on outside platforms" is interesting. So there might be some restrictions without calling it a "ban."
Either way, Orlovsky was back with McAfee and the gang on Wednesday and he dropped some insider knowledge on Justin Fields:
I've been very befuddled about how Justin Fields has gone from being an ABSOLUTE stud to his draft stock dropping
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 31, 2021
Numerous media people are being told by numerous decision-makers that they aren't sold on his passion, could all be bullshit though #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/mYFnrMm8XZ
That'll make some waves.