Erin Andrews thought Fox would hire Peyton Manning, not Tom Brady, to replace Troy Aikman
"I had convinced myself we were getting Peyton Manning."
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John Skipper laments Tom Brady’s $375 million contract with Fox: “He’s a very expensive trophy”
"For $375 million, you could have bought some live event rights, which would actually make a significant difference."
Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as their lead NFL analyst after he retires
Brady will continue to be a prominent figure on NFL Sundays for a very long time.
Bob Costas: Networks spend millions on NFL broadcasters for “prestige”
"Football not only reigns over all sports as a business property. It reigns over all American entertainment"
Greg Gumbel doesn’t think broadcasters attract fans: “Moe, Larry, and Curly can do a good football game”
"The only thing a broadcaster can do is chase people away."
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."
Joe Buck explains leaving Fox for ESPN was a “quality of life move”
"They didn’t want me to go. They have a Super Bowl this year."
Rob Parker wonders why Black broadcasters aren’t getting high-paying NFL gigs
"I got a problem with why there hasn’t been to this point, a Black analyst on a major primetime broadcast."
Erin Andrews was in tears when Joe Buck and Troy Aikman left Fox for ESPN
"When I had to speak to both of those guys separately when they both had officially left, oh God I cried."
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.
Kevin Burkhardt “internal favorite” to replace Joe Buck as Fox’s lead NFL announcer, per report
Fox has two of the next three Super Bowls, so their pick matters.
