Former ESPNer Ryan Clark said he can relate to NFL analyst Troy Aikman’s contract situation with the Worldwide Leader. During this week’s installment of “The Pivot” podcast on Netflix, Clark — who was fired from his NFL analyst job while on-air in July — claimed there is “business being done dirty” regarding the future of … Read more
You can count Bill Simmons among those who love the building on-air tension between feuding “Monday Night Football” announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. The Ringer founder said as much in a response to a mailbag question on his “Bill Simmons Podcast” asking him if ESPN is “really going to do this to us through … Read more
Terry Bradshaw doesn’t want to believe that the fight between Troy Aikman and Joe Buck is as nasty as it sounds. Bradshaw, a former colleague of the broadcast duo at Fox Sports from 2002-22, explained some of the details inside the feud in an interview with Brian Kilmeade of “Fox & Friends.” “I talked to … Read more
During the lead-up to ESPN’s first-ever Super Bowl broadcast, the biggest story coming out of the House of Mouse-owned sports network has been the Shakespearean drama between “Monday Night Football” broadcasters Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. It has raised the question of whether the two would be able to make it through the season to … Read more
On most days, Oia K. is a 5-year-old girl in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. She goes to kindergarten, plays chess and takes swimming classes. On Halloween, however, Oia is a space alien — at least with some help from a pair of massive pink sunglasses, two ping-pong balls attached to springs, and her favorite Walmart boots. … Read more
Hard feelings are everywhere for Troy Aikman as it appears his time at ESPN is rapidly coming to an end in an explosive new report. The former Cowboys quarterback turned broadcaster blew up at Joe Buck before a “Monday Night Football” game between the Bills and Rams on Oct. 12 — and a new report … Read more
Things got emotional up in the ESPN “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth at Lincoln Financial Field. During Monday’s Eagles-Cowboys game, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman took time away from the game to talk about and honor their colleague David Moulton, who died after a six-year battle with stage four renal cell cancer, his wife announced … Read more
In the final year of his ESPN contract, and with reports swirling about tension with broadcast partner Joe Buck, Troy Aikman knows that he could be staring down change. “As I’m into my last year at ESPN, I’m realizing that this is something that could very well be taken away from me,” Aikman said during … Read more
Troy Aikman was reportedly stewing for weeks before a heated confrontation took place between the ex-Cowboys quarterback and Joe Back ahead of the Bills-Rams “Monday Night Football” broadcast on Oct. 12. A report from Puck on Wednesday provided new details into the ongoing hostilities between ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast team that have made headlines … Read more
The NFL isn’t worried about the supposed rift between ESPN’s Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. One week after the longtime “Monday Night Football” broadcasters reportedly got into an argument over Aikman’s uncertain future with the Worldwide Leader, NFL chief media officer Hans Schroeder said Wednesday that he had “no concern” about the supposed tension between … Read more
All is right in the world of “Monday Night Football.” There was seemingly no tension in the air nor a pre-show argument between Joe Buck and Troy Aikman after what was a drama-filled week over ESPN contract negotiations. During the matchup between the 49ers and Commanders at Levi’s Stadium, the two opened the broadcast and … Read more
Troy Aikman looked unbothered this week at SoFi Stadium during his “Monday Night Football” prep despite a reported feud at the venue with his broadcast partner Joe Buck, new video captured by the California Post shows. Aikman arrived for the Bills vs. Rams clash in a black SUV by himself at around 1:55 p.m. PT … Read more
Troy Aikman isn’t denying that there is tension between him and longtime broadcast partner Joe Buck over Aikman’s contract situation. The former Cowboys quarterback, who has been Buck’s NFL booth partner since 2002 and moved with Buck to ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” in 2022, addressed the tension with Buck during an appearance on 96.7 The … Read more
Tensions were seemingly high in ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” booth. Prior to the Rams-Bills clash at SoFi Stadium, 25-year broadcast partners Joe Buck and Troy Aikman got into an argument in the booth around their respective ESPN contracts, according to Front Office Sports. Videos have since surfaced from Monday that seemingly support that case. Joe … Read more
Tension has developed between longtime broadcast partners Joe Buck and Troy Aikman over Aikman’s contract situation with ESPN. Front Office Sports reported Wednesday that Buck “broke the ice” on the topic with Aikman on Monday before ESPN’s broadcast of Rams-Bills, and an argument began that ultimately de-escalated. Aikman has not yet received a formal offer … Read more
Joe Buck said he’s “hopeful” that Troy Aikman and ESPN will reach a new deal after the play-by-play announcer signed a six-year contract extension with the Worldwide Leader earlier this month, worth more than $100 million, to continue in the booth on “Monday Night Football.” During a phone interview on “Unfiltered with Ricky Bo and … Read more
While Joe Buck’s future at the Worldwide Leader in Sports is set, his “Monday Night Football” broadcast partner’s is a bit uncertain. Speaking with sports media reporter Richard Deitsch, Troy Aikman acknowledged that he “had no conversations with anyone from Bristol” regarding what Buck’s new megadeal means for the former Cowboys star and his future … Read more
Joe Buck is the NFL’s latest nine-figure star. The “Monday Night Football” play-by-play man agreed to a six-year, roughly $108 million contract extension with ESPN, The Athletic reported Wednesday. This extension bumps his yearly salary from $15 million to $18 million, and represents a raise from his five-year, $75 million deal that expires at the … Read more
Joe Buck is leaving postseason baseball in his past. The longtime play-by-play man revealed on “Sports Media with Richard Deitsch” that he was offered the chance to call playoff baseball on ESPN last year, but turned it down — and its a choice he’s still comfortable with. “As you and I sit here right now … Read more
The show must go on. ESPN play-by-play man Joe Buck called Saturday night’s NFC West-deciding matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers while concealing a black eye, he revealed after the game. Posting before-and-after pictures on social media following the Week 18 clash, Buck credited his trusted makeup artist, Kathleen Vybihal, for helping … Read more