AJ Hawk never talks.

[Rain Man]

I don't watch the Pat McAfee show, but whenever I see clips, he's talking a lot and then the right side of the screen shows a silent golem, who I eventually figured out was AJ Hawk.

Yesterday, I was walking with a coworker when a TV screen showed a clip from the show. I pointed up to it, and mentioned my confusion over why that show always devotes one-third of the screen to a guy who never talks. I made the comment that he's essentially the equivalent of a photo of an Easter Island moai.

My coworker sent me this article today and I thought it was hilarious that someone else sees the Easter Island similarity.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/10/pa...-talking-jokes

For those who watch the show, what does AJ Hawk actually do? Does he have some segment that he leads? Why is he on the show? Admittedly, I only see snippets, and Pat McAfee is going to get the snippets since he's a firebrand, so maybe my view is skewed.