Marchand also noted that contractual obligations haven't stopped McAfee from making career-altering decisions in the past. The former Indianapolis Colts punter left FanDuel in the middle of a reported four-year, $120 million deal to sign a licensing agreement for The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN.

Pat McAfee reportedly "banished" ESPN's biggest insider from his show. Since then, he's been turning to a rival from another network.

Adam Schefter hasn't appeared on The Pat McAfee Show since early March. While that will change today when Schefter joins the progrum, The Athletic's Andrew Marchand reported Thursday that ESPN's most high-profile NFL insider had been banned from McAfee since the beginning of free agency in March.