Pat McAfee caused a stir on Monday when he made some questionable comments about being “canceled” on Martin Luther King Day.
MLK a federal holiday in the United States, where Americans celebrate and observe the works and contributions of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. King was assassinated at the age of 39 by James Earl Ray on Apr. 4, 1968.
During Monday’s edition of his show, McAfee made a head-scratching decision to bring up politics and make it about himself on MLK Day. McAfee claimed that two political parties attempted to “cancel” him amid the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel controversy (h/t Ben Axelrod of Awful Announcing):
“Obviously it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He had a dream. And I think LANK was one of the closest we’ve had to potentially that dream coming to fruition. So let’s realize that as we look around and that we’re maybe more close than we’ve ever been.
“And there’s an election about to take place [this] year where we need to remember that we are more close than we have ever been. And people could potentially try to drive us apart from the outside looking in. Now, as somebody who was canceled by both parties last week, both of them canceled me. Two political parties canceled me last week and we are still alive. Let’s remember we don’t need all the outside noise. All we need is a little bit of love. Which is what we have for all the people who have good intentions every single day when they wake up, just like us. Now with that being said, football is awesome.”
McAfee’s questionable comments led to plenty of backlash from fans on social media:
Click on ‘Follow Us’ and get notified of the most viral NFL stories via Google! Follow Us
Like Rodgers, McAfee is always one to openly speak his mind without worrying about potential backlash. Still, he should have known better than to make a comment like this on MLK Day, of all days.
