Pat McAfee takes issue with certain aspect of Olympics opening ceremony: 'Want it to revolve around sport'

The 'Outnumbered' panel discussed why the Olympics are facing fierce backlash as critics accuse the organizers of mocking Christianity with a depiction of drag queens at the Last Supper.

Pat McAfee, a former Indianapolis Colts punter-turned ESPN radio host, took issue with the Paris Olympics opening ceremony as he talked about the Summer Games on Monday.

The opening ceremony featured several controversial segments, with many viewers taking issue with the apparent mockery of The Last Supper, a moment in Christianity that followers of the religion revere. It caused an uproar among world leaders and athletes alike.

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Pat McAfee during NBA All-Star Weekend on Feb. 16, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images)

McAfee didn’t appear to be upset with the content but said the ceremony should revolve around sports and spoke of Thomas Jolly, the ceremony’s artistic director.

"There’s a lot of people that are saying, ‘What Thomas Jolly put together was incredibly disrespectful.’ And I think that is certainly a way to view things. That is a way to take it. And there’s a lot of people that have said that and for good reason," McAfee said. "I have no idea how any of these things are the start of the Olympics or to announce that the Olympics are taking place.

"It was a form of artistic expression that was paying trib… whatever. We just want it to revolve around sport. And we can’t have the opening ceremony be a reason why people won’t watch these athletes who have sacrificed everything about their lives to be great at something and only get to experience and celebrate once every four years."

Jolly told The Associated Press that