Pat McAfee has slammed the ESPYS for choosing Prince Harry among the nominees for the ‘Pat Tilman Award for Service,’ as he is also concerned that America is not being considered in the selection process.
Discussing the conversation about the Duke of Sussex receiving the prestigious prize, which is given to ‘people with strong ties to sports who have served others in a way that echoes the legacy of the former NFL player and US Army Ranger,’ the ESPN analyst was not afraid to lay to the committee event on the network, there.
‘There was a lot of talk about Pat Tillman’s name. An American hero … Now there is an award named after him, because it should be in the world of sports because he is the definition of selflessness,” McAfee said at the beginning.
‘This is going to Prince Harry, who I don’t even think of as a prince anymore… He said don’t call me that,’ McAfee then quipped in a subtle dig at King Charles’ estranged son, later adding: ‘Look. , why are the ESPYS doing this?’
After ‘Boston Connor’ – a cast member on The Pat McAfee Show – described Prince Harry’s nomination for the award as ‘probably the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever seen in my life,’ McAfee questioned whether the ESPY Awards committee even had one. do your homework on the candidate search in the first place.
Pat McAfee voiced her displeasure with Prince Harry being presented with an ESPY on ESPN on Friday
According to information found online, award winners are chosen ‘exclusively through global online fan voting conducted from among nominees selected by the ESPY Select Nominating Committee.’
‘When you do something like this, you know the immediate reaction from humans and sports fans and like people with common sense and brains are going to be like’ ‘Hey, don’t put our guys with that guy. ,’ McAfee said before sharing the perception of Prince Harry, who founded The Invictus Games and served in the British Army.
‘I don’t know anything about him apart from South Park episodes and what I learned from The Crown.
‘But like those who know like’ you generally give this award. You just ask Basically everyone who considers themselves an American and says ‘this is bull***”’. Especially in the kind of sports awards… I assume they know. He didn’t expect it?’
McAfee then brought up the 2023 ESPYS, when he gave his opening monologue at the award show, and said ‘the people who run the ESPYs… Pat Tillman Awards.
‘We should celebrate the sport,’ the former Colts punter added. “Leaders around the world should be celebrating sports, but doing something like this is clearly trying to distract people. And it’s like there are so many decisions about this type of thing at the end of what? A decade?
The Pat Tilman Award is usually given to ‘someone with strong ties to sports who has served others in a way that echoes the legacy of the former NFL player and US Army Ranger.’
Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games – a worldwide multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill servicemen and women, both veterans and veterans – and the British army.
‘And I think only one person is responsible for all this. Like, come on bro…’
The second member of McAfee’s on-air cast – Ty Schmitt- also added fuel to the fire there, calling the ESPYS Awards ‘gimmick.’
“It’s like you can’t find active duty members of the U.S. military or people who can no longer serve because of something they did while serving,” Schmitt said.
‘There are probably hundreds, if not thousands of people to be found who could benefit from this award. But let’s give it to Prince Harry…’
In response to a friend’s question, McAfee suggested simply ‘making’ an award for Prince Harry.
‘What’s it like to have the ESPYs for a member of the royal family who doesn’t want to be called ‘a member of the royal family’ who loves sports,’ he said.