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."
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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.
Five years after passing up broadcasting, Jay Cutler wants back in: “I would jump at it”
“I would love to do it. I think it’s a fun gig. It keeps you in the game,” Cutler said. “If an opportunity arises, I would jump at it.”
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."
Joe Buck on potential Troy Aikman reunion at ESPN: “I don’t know where I’m going to be next year”
"I've got another year under contract at Fox...They also know that was a big partnership that I had with Troy."
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."
Greg Olsen is reportedly the “leading contender” to be Fox’s top NFL analyst post-Aikman, but that could still all change
Richard Deitsch of The Athletic reports that Fox management is high on Olsen, and that he's the "leading contender" for the No. 1 analyst job at this point, but with much still up in the air.
