Pat McAfee bought a gorgeous Cadillac Escalade for one of his show producers on Wednesday.
Mecum Auctions is in Indianapolis, where McAfee is based, this week.
It was therefore only natural that the former Colts punter got in on the action live on his show, which is simulcast on ESPN and YouTube.
A 2002 Escalade with just 16,000 miles on it came up for bid, and McAfee immediately knew it was a beauty.
He asked his producers to pull up the specs of the vehicle on the screen so everybody could get a closer look at it and ultimately greenlit a $21,000 bid.
No one topped McAfee’s bid, and he gifted the car to “Tok,” a worker behind the scenes on the show whose real name is Casey Hamel.
Hamel clips highlights of McAfee’s shows in real-time and throws them up on various social media platforms at warp speed, like a short-order diner chef juggling several meals at a time on a flat-top grill.
Sam Murtaugh, chief operating officer at Mecum Auctions, revealed the background of how this all came together.
“Pat and auctioneer Matt Moravec connected over their love of wrestling. They had a great time in-studio on Tuesday with Matt doing the opening as we would do at a live auction,” Murtaugh told The Post.
“While in the studio, Pat mentioned the possibility of buying a car for Tok on the show, and it happened. Buying the Escalade today for Tok live on his show was something else. Pat knows he has a seat here at Mecum anytime.”
McAfee was bidding on the phone, with consignment agent Zach Sowinski serving as his proxy live at the auction.
Cars like this Escalade are starting to come into vogue for millennials, in a similar fashion to how baby boomers acquired wealth and went back to purchase cars that were popular in their youth.
Beyond the pure nostalgia factor, cars from 20-plus years ago can feel like more authentic driving experiences, as opposed to an appliance on wheels with all the bells and whistles in modern vehicles.