The popular American show The Pat McAfee Show this week had RCD Espanyol as the protagonist again. In the middle of the countdown to the Super Bowl, the presenter and former NFL player received a blue and white t-shirt as a gift, and the best thing is that everything happened live, in front of a million-dollar audience.
A special gift for @PatMcAfeeShow in the week of #SuperBowl 🏈🤍💙 pic.twitter.com/j70CVT9jc3
— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) February 5, 2026
McAfee, JJ Watt and a winking parakeet that crosses the Atlantic
The program hosted by Pat McAfee is broadcast from ESPN and has become one of the most followed sports venues in the United States. Part of its pull has to do with the habitual presence of JJ WattNFL legend and part of Espanyol’s shareholders since Alan Pace took control of the blue and white club, who does not miss the opportunity to mention the RCDE. But this time it was McAfee who received the elastic parakeeta gesture that sparked jokes, reactions and the occasional football mention in a relaxed tone.
We’ve got an Espanyol jersey
Did @JJWatt send you 😂😂 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/UbLBxWyNY8
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 4, 2026
The Espanyol shirt, protagonist in a viral program
The scene was brief but effective: a symbol of the club appearing on one of the most watched programs in the country, just in the week of the most media sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl which this year is celebrated in San Francisco.
Unexpected (but welcome) international visibility
For those who don’t know him, Pat McAfee is not just anyone. A former NFL player, he played in a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts and was a two-time Pro Bowler before retiring. Since then, he has built a meteoric media careerfirst as an American football analyst on Fox and ESPN, and later as wrestling commentator in WWE. Your program, The Pat McAfee Showmixes analysis, interviews and humor, and has millions of followers among NFL and sports entertainment fans.
Heading to the Super Bowl… with a little blue and white
McAfee and his team are preparing the trip to San Francisco to cover the Super Bowl, but they will do so with a new souvenir in their suitcase: an Espanyol shirt that, although it was a simple detail, has once again put the club on the American media radar. Sometimes, the smallest gestures are the ones that end up having the most impact.
