Dan Patrick’s last day as an employee of ESPN was on August 17, 2007. His last three shows under ESPN were named as ‘Farewell for Now’. The ‘Farewell for Now’ series featured Dan Patrick expressing his gratitude as well as reviewing the memorable experiences he had while working for ESPN. The final three shows of Dan Patrick’s career also starred well-known personalities such as Will Ferrell, Joe Montana, Bob Costas, and Ken Griffey.

All kinds of reactions were quick to surface on the internet as soon as the announcement of a departure was released by Patrick. Pundits of sports news media theorized about the reasons behind the announcement. The day following his announcement of departure, Patrick and Keith Olbermann, both shot down a few of the rumors that had surfaced via The Dan Patrick Show on July 10, 2007.

Patrick continuously claimed that a return to ESPN was a possibility if he chose to do so since he had left ESPN on good terms. However, he openly highlighted his disappointments with the management of ESPN for preventing their employees from achieving the same status as some of the guests of his show. Patrick also eventually became critical of content being stolen from his shows and then aired by other ESPN personalities.

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Following his departure from ESPN, Dan Patrick entered into a syndication deal which led to the launch of a new, updated, version of his original ‘Dan Patrick Show’. The upgraded version of ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ was aired on a national level via Premiere Radio Networks. It was also made available via live streaming as well as in the form of podcasts on Dan Patrick’s official website.

In October of 2007, Sports Illustrated magazine announced that Dan Patrick had been hired as the senior sportswriter for the magazine. During his time at Sports Illustrated, Dan Patrick would not only be the host for the Sportsman of the Year show but would also make frequent contributions to their website’s online blogs. During his time as a Sports Illustrated employee, Patrick showed a willingness to produce and create non-television content exclusively for them.

Patrick also joined NBC sports under the title of co-host, particularly for Football Night in America alongside Keith Olbermann as the co-anchor. He also presented the trophy during Super Bowl XLII, Super Bowl XLVI, and Super Bowl XLIX.

In late October 2017, it was announced that Patrick would be creating the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting with Full Sail University, located in Florida. Dan received the University of Dayton Distinguished Alumni Award in 1997 and was inducted into the Mason High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.