Stephen A. Smith explains the key difference between himself and Pat McAfee

Stephen A Smith aims dig at ESPN in jealousy-fueled rant over McAfee

Pat McAfee and Stephen A Smith are two of ESPN's biggest stars and also among the highest earners with multi-million-dollar contracts.

Stephen A. Smith makes surprising Pat McAfee admission as one major difference explains his unusual ESPN success

NFL News: Stephen A. Smith says Pat McAfee’s biggest advantage at ESPN is something he never had: ownership and control of his own show. Speaking to Front Offic.

“Level of Independence I’ve Never Had”: Stephen A. Smith Reveals the Secret Behind Pat McAfee’s ESPN Success

Since bringing The Pat McAfee Show into ESPN’s daytime lineup in 2023, the program has become one of the biggest shows on ESPN, with its 2025 average viewership across TV and social media reaching a record 436,000 viewers. McAfee’s growing influence at ESPN has now prompted Stephen A. Smith to explain why Pat McAfee’s influence […]

Stephen A. Smith Expresses Jealousy Over Pat McAfee Becoming The Number One Attraction At ESPN

For years, Stephen A. Smith was the biggest show in town at ESPN. He made the most money and appeared on seemingly every show imaginable. Then Pat McAfee showed up. These days, it’s clear that McAfee is the No. 1 attraction for ESPN and its executives, surpassing Smith, who is still pretty heavily exposed in his own right. In a new […]

Stephen A. Smith explains the key difference between himself and Pat McAfee

Stephen A. Smith and Pat McAfee are unquestionably the two most important and most visible people at ESPN. It’s hard to turn on ESPN these days and not see one of them talking loudly at you at any hour of the day. So it’s only natural to compare the two and how their personal empires…

Stephen A. Smith Makes Stunning Admission About Pat McAfee’s Rise to the Top of ESPN

For years, there was very little debate about who occupied the biggest seat at ESPN. Stephen A. Smith was everywhere. Turn on “First Take” in the morning and there he was. Watch an NBA pregame show and there was a good chance he’d appear again. Big NFL story? Stephen A. had an opinion. Major controversy? …