Joe Buck is preparing for the NFL season with new hair plugs, a procedure that nearly ended his career in 2011
"Training camp doesn’t just start for players. New network, newly arranged follicles. Hello ESPN!!!"
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Robert Griffin III will reportedly replace Randy Moss on ESPN Monday Night Football pregame show
ESPN executives have reportedly been impressed with Griffin’s blossoming career as a broadcaster and sought to find him a larger role.
Randy Moss staying at ESPN, will no longer work Monday Night Football pregame
Amazon had reportedly been considering Moss for a role on their Thursday Night Football team.
Brett Favre “would consider” NFL broadcasting career if Monday Night Football comes calling
"If someone offered me a job to do Monday night or Thursday Night Football and if it was a great deal, I would consider it"
Lisa Salters signs extension with ESPN, will continue on Monday Night Football and NBA broadcasts
Salters will provide some continuity for MNF alongside a new broadcast booth.
Troy Aikman: “Disappointing” Fox didn’t attempt to keep me from joining ESPN
"I guess what’s perplexing to me is that I had no conversation with my boss."
ESPN giving a Big Ten game to Fox in exchange for landing Joe Buck a year early
Sadly no cartoon characters are changing hands, but the deal did involve Big Ten football rights this fall.
Joe Buck’s final Fox appearance: being eliminated on The Masked Singer
Al Michaels closed his tenure on NBC by calling the Super Bowl, Joe Buck said goodbye to Fox by appearing on the Masked Singer.
Troy Aikman, Joe Buck share excitement over Monday Night Football gig
"I just wanted to take a sec to tell you how excited, beyond excited, I am to come to ESPN and to get to do Monday Night Football."
ESPN officially announces multiyear deals for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
The pair will also contribute to ESPN+ in some capacity.
Troy Aikman says Fox talks couldn’t reach “fair value,” which led to his opt-out provision, and he never got a final offer
"When negotiations couldn’t reach, what I felt was fair value, I was able to negotiate an opt-out after six months which allowed me to be a free agent. ...Then Fox never jumped into the game. They never made an offer. I didn’t have any conversations with Fox, until I got a call to congratulate me on my new deal."
Jim Miller says there’s ESPN/Fox “horse trading” over Joe Buck leaving early to join Troy Aikman, which could include Big Ten game picks
"Does Fox want to keep Joe if Joe's going to be unhappy? No. But do they want to be able to monetize this in myriad ways in order to really get some flesh out of ESPN? Absolutely."
Joe Buck reportedly “atop ESPN’s list” to pair with Troy Aikman for Monday Night Football
"Buck is atop ESPN’s list to pair with Aikman, according to sources."
