FBI advises Pat McAfee on safety after Charlie Kirk assassination
The short version
- The FBI advised Pat McAfee to wear a bulletproof vest after the Charlie Kirk assassination.
- McAfee received threatening messages and death threats regularly.
- McAfee criticized the University of Utah over an Instagram video posted before a College GameDay appearance.
- The University of Utah apologized to McAfee for the social media post that triggered safety concerns.
- McAfee stated he felt uncomfortable during the visit and vowed not to return to the University of Utah.
What we don’t know yet
- The exact nature of the FBI's advice or whether it was formal or informal.
- The specific content of the deleted College GameDay video that fueled McAfee's anger.
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- New York Post, right-leaningPat McAfee reveals story behind bulletproof vest protection — and world-rattling social media threats he’s received
- New York Post, right-leaningFBI reportedly advised Pat McAfee to wear bulletproof vest in wake of Charlie Kirk assassination
- Fox News, right-leaningFBI advised ESPN star Pat McAfee to wear a bulletproof vest after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
- Fox News, right-leaningPat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks ‘uncomfortable’ GameDay visit
- Fox News, right-leaningPat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks ‘uncomfortable’ ‘GameDay’ visit
- New York Post, right-leaningUniversity of Utah responds to Pat McAfee’s scathing rebuke of school’s social media video
- New York Post, right-leaningPat McAfee vows not to return to University of Utah: ‘I was very uncomfortable’
- New York Post, right-leaningPat McAfee throws jab at New York Times again as he goes shirtless on ‘College GameDay’
- New York Post, right-leaningPat McAfee’s first ESPN ‘Monday Night Football’ alt-cast draws weak audience