Warren Sapp mentioned he has had sufficient of Pat McAfee spreading “wild stories” from the NFL Scouting Mix, which befell in Indianapolis final week.
Throughout an look on “Thee Pregame Show” on Thursday, the Corridor of Famer and present Colorado assistant coach implored McAfee to “stop the lies” — and particularly referred to as out a narrative he shared on his ESPN present about Ohio State quarterback Will Howard.
Final Friday, McAfee mentioned his sources instructed him that Howard was making drop-backs and throwing deep balls round 11 p.m. in a lodge car parking zone in downtown Indianapolis.
“They want to make a big stink about [Colorado quarterback] Shedeur [Sanders] not throwing [at the combine], but what about the running back not running? What are we talking about here?” Sapp mentioned whereas discussing gamers being overly analyzed on the mix, the place Sanders was below a microscope. “And then you definitely hear these wild tales in regards to the quarterback from Ohio State out on the car parking zone, throwing the ball. Cease it. Simply cease it. Cease the fallacy.
“Ain’t nobody out at 11 o’clock throwing no ball in Indianapolis. It’s freezing cold. We’ve all been there in the beginning of February. Ain’t no throwing it outside in no parking lot, Pat McAfee. Stop the lies. C’mon. ‘Well my sources told me, 11 o’clock at night.‘ C’mon man, just stop. Just stop. Just stop. I’ve had enough.”
Sapp added that gamers getting picked aside on the mix is “the most diabolical thing you can go into.”
Final Friday, McAfee additionally denied that he’s on Howard’s payroll attributable to his continuous constructive protection of the quarterback, who led Ohio State to a nationwide championship over Notre Dame in January.
“Will Howard is ready to come out here and make a big impression, I believe,” McAfee mentioned. “I’ve not talked to Will. I’ve not talked to Will’s individuals. I don’t know them that properly. Lots of people are asking like, ‘Hey, Pat, does Will Howard got you guys on the payroll?’ No.
“We just so happened to be at all of these games where he played his best ball. And he’s a big son of a bitch. And when you talk about being big, whenever you talk about having moxie, when you talk about being likable, and whenever you talk about being able to put a ball on a dot, it’s like, is that not what we’re looking for in a quarterback?”
McAfee lined every of Ohio State’s 4 School Soccer Playoff video games in-person as part of his Subject Cross simulcasts for ESPN.
Howard, who was named the 2025 CFP Nationwide Offensive MVP, appeared on McAfee’s present the day after the sport.
