Daily News | ESPN official steals Troy Aikman and Joe Buck from Fox for ‘Monday Night Football’
After spending the past 20 years as the faces of Fox’s NFL coverage, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are taking their talents to ESPN.next season, ending a carousel of talent around ESPN’s most-watched program. The stability comes as ESPN will broadcast its first Super Bowl on ABC in 2027. Flex scheduling is also coming to theAlong with Buck and Aikman, King of Prussia native Lisa Salters will return as the sideline reporter onAikman’s new ESPN deal will reportedly pay him $18.
“Fox never jumped into the game. They stayed where they were and never made an offer,” Aikman said on Sportsradio 96.7 and 1310 The Ticket last week. “In fact, I didn’t have any conversation with Fox until I got a call to congratulate me on my new deal.” Buck had one year remaining on his Fox contract, but was allowed out of his contract early. As part of the deal, Fox will be allowed to choose one Big Ten football game early as part of the TV rights it shares with ESPN,
. In addition to producing other projects for the network, Buck will now work alongside his wife, features reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck.broadcast hosted by Peyton and Eli Manning, will also return next season. New York Post columnist Andrew Marchand — who broke the news of Aikman and Buck’s departure from Fox — thinks ESPN might be taking Mannings’ future into consideration.
“I wonder if the idea that Peyton Manning might eventually run an NFL team in the future could have been in the back of ESPN’s mind in adding Buck and Aikman to run alongside the Manningcast,”
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