- Pat McAfee launched a remarkable tirade against his opponents from ESPN
- “There are people who are actively trying to sabotage us from within,” the host said
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Pat McAfee launched a furious on-air attack on some of his ESPN bosses on Friday, suggesting a “rat” within the network is trying to “sabotage” his show.
The fiery host, who reportedly receives more than $17 million a year from ESPN, railed against “the enemy within our own camp.”
He even mentioned veteran director Norby Williamson, who spent nearly four decades with the organization. McAfee accused the 'Executive Editor & Head of Event and Studio Production' of leaking information and trying to take down the show.
His comments come after reports this week claimed the show would not retain viewers who tuned into 'First Take' earlier in the day. And that the show's numbers are lower than SportsCenter's when it occupied the same slot last year.
This week, McAfee was at the center of controversy after Aaron Rodgers hinted in his weekly interview that Jimmy Kimmel could be on Jeffrey Epstein's list of associates.
Pat McAfee launched a furious air raid on some of his ESPN bosses on Friday
During Friday's show, McAfee said, “We understand that more people are watching this show than ever before. We are very grateful to the ESPN folks for their hospitality.
'Now there are people actively trying to sabotage us from ESPN. More specifically, I believe Norby Williamson is the man trying to sabotage our program.”
The former gambler admitted that he had no concrete evidence to support his accusation.
“I'm not 100 percent sure – that's apparently the only human who has information, and somehow that information gets leaked and it's wrong, and then the story of what our show is gets told,” he continued .
'Are we just going to fight that from a rat every time? Don't know. But someone tried to get ahead of our actual viewing figures with the wrong numbers twelve hours in advance.
McAfee singled out veteran director Norby Williamson and accused him of leaking information
The show sparked controversy earlier this week after comments from Aaron Rodgers (center)
“That's an attempt at sabotage, and it's actually been happening all season long by people who didn't necessarily love the Pat McAfee Show's old addition to the ESPN family.”
The host suggested there are “a lot” of people within the organization trying to “tear him down.”
“We've heard them quoted anonymously in the media… it's always little things that try to bring us down,” he said.
“I don't like that man (Williamson), he let me into his office for 45 minutes in 2018 – and he didn't let me see it – so this man has had no respect for me whatsoever and in return he got the same in return for a long time. '
McAfee added, “Even as this is happening, we're still growing somehow.”
DailyMail.com has contacted ESPN and Williamson for comment.