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Amidst this corporate chaos, some sports figures—like Pat McAfee—have refused to serve as corporate mouthpieces. McAfee, benefiting from an ESPN contract, publicly criticized ESPN’s tactics, notably condemning their appeal to fans to intervene in the carriage dispute. McAfee’s stance underscores a crucial point: fans are being exploited as pawns in these battles, and athletes like McAfee are calling out the greed-driven motives behind these disputes.