ESPN star Pat McAfee rebelled against one of his bosses during Friday's episode of “The Pat McAfee Show,” accusing him of trying to sabotage his career.

Inside the clip share Widely online from Friday afternoon show, McAfee addressed the issue with ESPN by directly contacting the alleged source, Norby Williamson, executive editor and head of events and studio production. You may not have heard of Williamson, but he is one of the network's top three executives and a close personal friend of ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro. according to to the New York Post.

But despite Williamson's long standing within the company and having just signed an $85 million, five-year contract with McAfee in May 2023, there is clearly some tension. There is.

“I'm very grateful and I understand that more people are watching this show than ever before,” McAfee said in the final hour of the show. “We are very grateful for the kind response from the people at ESPN. There are people right now from within ESPN who are actively trying to sabotage us, and more specifically, trying to sabotage our program. I think that's Norby Williamson.”

McAfee believes in Williamson leaked False viewership numbers were sent to the New York Post the day before the film's release as a means of damaging McAfee's career with the network.

Pat McAfee really called his boss yesterday as if he was in the locker room press conference after the game… that guy is disgusting 🤣🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/I09BSQPWTR

— 🅰️RAY (@ARayfor3) January 6, 2024

“Right now, we're not 100 percent sure. It seems like they're the only ones with the information, but then that information gets leaked and it's false and that's what our show is about.” “It sets up a story about something,” he continued. “So, are we just going to fight rats every time? Someone tried to pre-empt the release of the actual ratings by using the wrong numbers 12 hours in advance. That's sabotage. It's an old addition to the ESPN family. It's been happening this entire season from some people who didn't necessarily like “The Pat McAfee Show.” There are many such things. ”

Part of McAfee's troubles with Williamson stem from a 2018 ghosting incident in which Williamson failed to show up for a meeting with McAfee. It’s time,” he pointed out. (Related article: Two former ESPN employees file lawsuit over vaccination mandate)

McAfee's comments literally exploded online, with everyone in the sports media losing their minds over his comments.He shared the contents of the program statistics spoke out on his Social Friday (which was pretty great, all things considered) and was silenced as everyone spouted their comments.

After 9am on Saturday, McAfee share In a scene from Al Pacino's classic Scarface, the leader's character lectures unsuspecting customers on how to always tell the truth “even when you're lying.”

Reactions from users were mixed. Most people seemed to be siding with McAfee, while the rest seemed to be saying “I told you so.” warned I told him about ESPN's obvious bureaucracy and BS.

Mr. McAfee did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller about his response after his remarks.