Todd McShay has long been seen as one of the most well-known sports media personalities in the football industry. McShay, who was born in Salem, Massachusetts, attended Swampscott High School, where he played quarterback and was friends with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.
After graduating from high school in 1995, McShay walked on to the football team at the University of Richmond. He spent time as a scout-team quarterback for the Spiders before graduating in 1999.
When he was at Richmond, McShay secured an internship with then-NFL scout Gary Horton. After he graduated, he began working full-time for “The War Room,” which was created by Horton as a publication about scouting in football.
In 2006, McShay was hired by ESPN as a football analyst, where he covered college football and the NFL. His main expertise throughout his time with “The Worldwide Leader in Sports” was providing scouting of college football players, NFL mock drafts and covering of draft nights.
He and Mel Kiper Jr. became the go-to analysts when it came to NFL draft coverage on ESPN. McShay was laid off by ESPN in June 2023 as part of the network-wide layoffs that saw numerous on-air talents be let go.
In October 2024, McShay joined The Ringer as a football analyst and began his podcast, “The McShay Show.”
This week, he celebrated the one-year anniversary of the first episode of his podcast with a social media post.
“One year ago today, we fired up our first episode of The McShay Show,” he captioned the post. “Thanks to all of you who’ve helped make this thing what it is today, who show up every week. We appreciate every one you! Every download, every listen, every debate. Let’s keep building…Year two – let’s roll! Throw me that beat, Tuck!
This celebratory post brought in a host of reactions online, with people congratulating the 48-year-old.
“Congratulations Todd and Village!! One year already. 👏💪Love the show and all you’ve created. So proud of you♥️,” said one user.
“Congrats team on a great first year, looking forward to many more ahead!” commented another.
“Congrats on Year 1!!!” wrote one more.
“it’s been great, man, congrats to you all,” the comments continued.
“LOVE the show fellas! Keep it up MY GUYs!” wrote another.
“Love the show! Keep on keepin on🙌🙌,” commented one more.
McShay has continued to provide football fans with excellent football coverage since leaving ESPN, especially around the draft. After one year with The Ringer, fans can expect the same from him down the road.