ESPN officially announces multiyear deals for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
The pair will also contribute to ESPN+ in some capacity.
The pair will also contribute to ESPN+ in some capacity.
Fox has two of the next three Super Bowls, so their pick matters.
“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.”
"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."
"I've got another year under contract at Fox...They also know that was a big partnership that I had with Troy."
"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."
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.
Aikman is "deep in negotiations" with ESPN to become their lead analyst on Monday Night Football.
"I was like, you are a beauty. I can't believe you just said that on television and I laughed."
"I was confused, quite honestly...I thought that there was a chance that we would be calling that game."
Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports reports that Payton would be Fox's top candidate to replace Aikman if Aikman left.
Aikman also shared Madden's thoughts on the best NFL timeslot.
Owen Wilson deserved better!
Buck noting that Aikman preferred tequila to John Smoltz's beer sounds about right, too.
"Twenty years from now, if I look back on my life and if I don't do it, I think I will say, 'Man, I wish I'd given that a shot.'"
"It just doesn't get any uglier than that."
"It's been that kind of year for the Giants offensively. ...The old turf monster got him, right about here!"
"No, it was not a hot mic," said Buck. "It leaked. It was clipped by somebody along the chain."
"That’s your hard-earned money and your tax dollars at work!"
Just how much of an NFL Draft fan are you?
"JUST STAY OFF THE BALL! JUST DON'T EVEN TOUCH IT! MARQUETTE JUST HIT A PERFECT PUNT! JUST DON'T EVEN TOUCH IT, BUDDY!"