On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, & the boys are LIVE from outside the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio ahead of tonight's Hall of Fame game between the Los Angeles Chargers & the Detroit Lions. We start by breaking some starting line up news for the Detroit Lions tonight, and then are immediately joined by the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class, starting with 5x All Pro & the All-Time NFL Touchdown leader for Tight Ends, Hall of Famer, Chargers Legend Antonio Gates to chat about his induction into the Hall, his college basketball career, changing the game of football forever, the moment that he knew he belonged in the NFL, Tight End University, playing with Philip Rivers, his blocking acumen, 2025 Chargers expectations, & more. After Antonio, 3x All-Pro, 8x Pro Bowler with 54 career INTs & 9 defensive touchdowns, Eagles Legend Eric Allen stopped by to tell us how it felt when he received his Gold Jacket, his on field mentality & playing the ball, his thoughts on the reigning champion Eagles, his career spanning from facing Joe Montana to Tom Brady, & more. To close out the first hour, we are joined by 4x All-Pro, 2x NFL Sacks Leader, Hall of Famer #69 Jared Allen, to talk about his Hall of Fame speech writing process, how he developed into the Hall of Fame Edge that he was, his roping celebration, what led him to losing a bunch of weight, and more. In the second hour, we are joined by ESPN's #2 Edge recruit in the country, Anthony "Tank" Jones, who announced that he is joining the Oregon Ducks. To close the show, we are joined on set by Multi-Platinum Recording Artist mgk, to debut his new song for ESPN College Football, playing the Chiefs Super Bowl party, his acting career, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's YouTube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We will be LIVE from Canton, Ohio ahead of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. Cheers.

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