Dan Patrick: ‘My biggest fear is to not be great at the very end’
Photo credit: The Dan Patrick Show The driving force behind Dan Patrick’s decision to retire at the end of his current contract is his desire to hang it up while he’s still great. It’s been nearly three years since Patrick began the longest retirement tour in sports radio history. And since that announcement, Patrick has maintained he will retire at the conclusion of his current contract in early 2028, following Super Bowl LXII in Atlanta.
Tuesday morning, Nick Wright joined The Dan Patrick Show and noted LeBron James recently talking about his love of the process, explaining he’ll know when it’s time to retire when he no longer loves showing up to the arena five hours before a game or three hours before practice. The comment from James prompted Wright to ask whether Patrick has held onto his radio show for so long because he loves that process more than any other media job he’s had. <span class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> “I like the grind.
I like the daily,” Patrick admitted. “I come in on Saturday and Sunday when we’re not even on the air. I like starting something, ‘What are we going to do with it?
Who are we going to have on? What are the topics? ’ And then you go home, and then you start thinking about it again.
That every day is what always attracted me. ” Patrick noted that he would never be able to serve as a seasonal broadcaster. Which means when his current contract is up in early 2028, don’t expect Patrick to accept a part-time deal.