VIDEO: Troy Aikman Almost Gets Leveled During Mid-XFL Game Interview With Pat McAfee
By Karl Rasmussen
There are some familiar faces in attendance for the XFL's debut in Dallas. ESPN is broadcasting the event with Pat McAfee working the sidelines, and he had Dallas Cowboys legend Troy Aikman out for an interview during the showdown. Well, that nearly turned out to be a disaster. During the interview, Aikman and McAfee were almost run over by an incoming receiver who made a catch and was trying to step out of bounds.
We almost lost Troy Aikman in this XFL interview w/ @PatMcAfeeShow. pic.twitter.com/6Nu75rDuHW
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) February 9, 2020
Aikman and McAfee hilariously had to side-step the receiver while someone can be heard telling Aikman to "get out of the way." That was certainly a close call, and the former Cowboys gunslinger will be thankful that he managed to avoid the player.
Even at 53, Aikman displayed some rather impressive awareness and elusiveness, and may have even been able to put up more offense than the Dallas Renegades showed us in their opener.
As they always do, St. Louis ruins everything.
— Dallas Renegades (@XFLRenegades) February 10, 2020
BattleHawks win Game 1, 15-9.
We've got a lot to work on next week, then we head out west to meet the @XFLWildcats next Sunday on ABC. pic.twitter.com/RuAVyIkuAs
Better luck next time, Big D.