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
ESPN appears to be punting on Troy Aikman’s contract situation until 2027. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand said on the “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media” podcast that ESPN is planning on waiting until after the network’s first ever Super Bowl broadcast on Feb. 14 to either start talks on a new contract with the … 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 has agreed to a massive six-year, $108 million contract extension with ESPN, according to The Athletic, keeping him as the voice of “Monday Night Football” into the 2030s — but will Troy Aikman stay with him? Aikman, who moved over from Fox to ESPN alongside Buck in 2022, remains unsigned to a new long-term … Read more
Dan Le Batard was keeping receipts. During the Chiefs’ 31-10 dismantling of the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead on Monday night, the former ESPN journalist-turned-podcast host and television star began noticing a strange pattern. After rewatching the first half, Le Batard ripped off a bunch of Troy Aikman one-liners, and a trend quickly develops. Troy Aikman … Read more
The Miami Dolphins are going to be one of the worst teams in the NFL — just ask one of their team consultants, Troy Aikman. Aikman was brought in as a consultant to advise the team on its search for a general manager at the end of last season, but it was later revealed that … Read more
Pat McAfee said he isn’t sure where he stands with his ESPN colleague, Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. During Tuesday’s installment of “The Pat McAfee Show,” which taped live from the annual NFL meetings in Phoenix, McAfee explained his failed attempts to get the “Monday Night Football” analyst as a guest on his … Read more
Troy Aikman wondered whether the Dolphins even wanted to win. The ESPN analyst and NFL Hall of Famer questioned Miami’s operation with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa not running a hurry-up operation in the fourth quarter despite trailing by multiple scores in the 28-15 road loss to the Steelers on “Monday Night Football.” “This is just a … Read more
The Giants might have a Jaxson Dart problem on their hands. Big Blue’s star rookie quarterback had another tough night at the office as the Patriots came out hitting hard during their 33-15 win, with Dart getting drilled on multiple plays, including one notable instance down the sideline when he refused to get out of … Read more
Even in this age of analytics that favors bold fourth-down decision making, Troy Aikman could not understand the Eagles’ controversial decision late Monday night. The ESPN announcer openly questioned head coach Nick Sirianni’s call to go for it on fourth-and-6 with 33 seconds remaining while at the Green Bay 35-yard line and nursing a three-point … Read more
The Cowboys didn’t let another ugly loss — and some ridicule from a franchise legend — change their buying mentality before Tuesday’s NFL trade trade deadline. Dallas is finalizing a trade to acquire Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson, per ESPN, less than 12 hours after a bad home loss to the Cardinals on “Monday Night Football” … Read more
Ben Johnson doesn’t appear to be very happy with Troy Aikman. After their Monday night win over the Commanders, the first-year Bears head coach seemingly threw shade at the ESPN analyst after the latter was quite critical of Chicago’s Caleb Williams despite the road victory. “It sounded like, from that game the other night, a … Read more
Troy Aikman called it like he saw it — and what he saw wasn’t pretty. The Pro Football Hall of Famer and color analyst aired his grievances over incessant penalty calls during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast of the Denver Broncos’ 28-3 blowout victory over the depleted Cincinnati Bengals at Empower Field at Mile High … Read more
Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman is enjoying his time off before another season in the broadcast booth with Joe Buck. What he isn’t doing, though, is hanging out with his famous neighbors in Montecito, Calif. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, also live in Montecito, but Aikman explained why he doesn’t see … Read more
Hopefully John Mara had Monday’s Ravens-Chargers game on mute. The Giants’ owner otherwise would have heard yet another barb thrown at his rudderless franchise in the aftermath of Saquon Barkley’s historic performance against the Rams on Sunday. It all started while ESPN’s duo of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman discussed the rushing title race between … Read more
Some former Cowboys stars know it’s time for change in Dallas. Troy Aikman and Dez Bryant took different approaches to how they conveyed their message but both expressed the same sentiment Monday that Mike McCarthy’s time will be ending soon. Let’s start with the “burn it all down” take from Bryant, who fired off on … Read more
Troy Aikman believes Todd Bowles did not put his team in the best position to win Monday night. The ESPN analyst disagreed with the Buccaneers coach’s decision to pass on going for a potential game-winning two-point conversion in the final 30 seconds of Tampa’s 30-24 overtime loss to the Chiefs on “Monday Night Football,” and … Read more
Firing the coach didn’t galvanize the Jets to a win Monday night against the Bills. And Troy Aikman believes things may only get uglier for the reeling Jets. “I could see this totally unraveling, maybe that won’t happen, I know the players won’t agree with that,” Aikman said after the 23-20 “Monday Night Football” home … Read more
Skip Bayless said things are “great” between him and Troy Aikman after years of discourse, which became public when Bayless addressed a rumor that Aikman was gay in his 1996 book “Hell-Bent.” During an appearance on the latest installment of the “Pardon My Take” podcast with hosts Dan “Big Cat” Katz and PFT Commenter (Eric Sollenberger), Bayless … Read more
Troy Aikman thinks he might have stumbled upon a massive scoop. On ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” game between the Chiefs and Saints, Aikman referred to Taylor Swift as Kelce’s wife when the Kansas City tight end made a catch in the second quarter. “The missus likes it,” Aikman said, before his broadcast partner Joe Buck … Read more