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!!!"
"Training camp doesn’t just start for players. New network, newly arranged follicles. Hello ESPN!!!"
ESPN executives have reportedly been impressed with Griffin’s blossoming career as a broadcaster and sought to find him a larger role.
Amazon had reportedly been considering Moss for a role on their Thursday Night Football team.
"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"
Salters will provide some continuity for MNF alongside a new broadcast booth.
"I guess what’s perplexing to me is that I had no conversation with my boss."
Sadly no cartoon characters are changing hands, but the deal did involve Big Ten football rights this fall.
Al Michaels closed his tenure on NBC by calling the Super Bowl, Joe Buck said goodbye to Fox by appearing on the Masked Singer.
"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."
The pair will also contribute to ESPN+ in some capacity.
"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."
"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."
"Buck is atop ESPN’s list to pair with Aikman, according to sources."