Booger McFarland says he was never bothered by 'Monday Night Football' criticism

Booger McFarland's time as a "Monday Night Football" broadcaster was tumultuous and after being ousted from the job, McFarland spoke with the New York Post about his time in the booth, which he said is a gig he wasn't actually looking to get.

"I never looked to get the job," McFarland said. "It was just one of those things that the opportunity came up."

McFarland was named as one of the announcers for Monday Night Football heading into the 2018 season, alongside Joe Tessitore and Jason Witten. The trio immediately faced an avalanche of criticism for their lack of chemistry and insight but McFarland says he never paid attention to that sort of thing.

"I don’t," McFarland said when asked if he paid attention to criticism. "I’ve been in the arena since I was 13, man. As an athlete, the cool part of having dealt with fans for years, you understand that fans are going to love you sometimes and fans are going to hate you sometimes. That is part of it. Anytime you are the biggest fish in the pond, you have to deal with a lot of things."

Once Witten left the booth to return to football, there were plenty of rumors about whether or not McFarland and Tessitore would last on "MNF," but McFarland says he wasn't bothered by the speculation.

"For me, the constant speculation was not that big of a deal," McFarland, 42, said. "Would you like not to have it? Sure, come on, man. That’s human nature. Did it affect me or bother me one iota? Not really."

As for what's next, McFarland said that he isn't sure. He is still under contract with ESPN but his role with the company is not currently clear.

"I don’t really know just yet," McFarland explained. "I have a couple of years left on my contract so I’m not going anywhere, so I’m assuming that we get through this pandemic and everything that is going on with that, we will figure it out."