From NCAA Football 2002 to Madden NFL 2017, A.J. Hawk has been featured in numerous video games over the years. The former Ohio State, Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals linebacker will make an appearance in a new video game in 2024, but it's not EA Sports College Football or Madden – it's WWE 2K24.
This week, 2K Games revealed that Hawk, along with Pat McAfee and the cast and crew from ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," will be featured as a playable character in the WWE 2K24 roster. Hawk's character, included in the "Pat McAfee DLC Pack," will be a 78 overall.
No pads, no helmets, just linebacker instincts, and the WWE 2K24 ring.
— #WWE2K24 (@WWEgames) July 24, 2024
Check out @officialajhawk in #WWE2K24s @PatMcAfeeShow Pack! pic.twitter.com/RRVbtzGpIB
Born in Kettering, Ohio, and raised in Centerville, Ohio, Hawk played football at Ohio State from 2002-05. In 51 appearances for the Buckeyes, Hawk recorded 394 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, 13 pass breakups, seven interceptions and two touchdowns. His accolades include a Lombardi Award, Jack Lambert Trophy, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award, three first-team All-Big Ten selections and two All-American accolades (one unanimous and one consensus).
The Packers selected Hawk with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft. He would spend the next nine seasons in Green Bay, collecting 922 tackles, 55 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, nine interceptions and 24 pass breakups. Hawk spent his last complete NFL season with the Bengals, appearing in all 16 games and collecting 24 tackles and two tackles for loss.
running the ropes https://t.co/CkMhimYepU
— AJ Hawk (@OfficialAJHawk) July 25, 2024
Following his football career, Hawk entered the media space. He hosted a podcast called The HawkCast amid the COVID-19 pandemic and later teamed up with McAfee on a daily YouTube show called McAfee and Hawk Sports Talk. The duo has continued working together on The Pat McAfee Show, which streams on YouTube and broadcasts live on ESPN during the weekdays.
