ClappingCarrot
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I'm sure the price is right, and Troy has openly expressed his disdain for doing two games a week, which happens to him from time to time.
Don’t do it, Troy. Stick with Joe Buck. Although, he’d do just the one game per week so I get why it is intriguing to him.
Hmmmm......MNF??
FOX contract with MLB for exclusive broadcast rights for the World Series was extended three years ago to run through the 2028 season.https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...-poised-to-leave-fox-not-for-amazon-but-espn/
The landscape of NFL broadcasting is in for a major shakeup.
Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Troy Aikman, who has worked at Fox for two decades, is on the verge of jumping not to Amazon, the company with which he’d been linked for months, but to ESPN for Monday Night Football.
Marchand adds that the deal is not yet done, but that it’s expected to be finalized. It’s also expected, per Marchand, to be comparable to the $18 million annual salary that Tony Romo gets from CBS — if not more.
The move means that Brian Griese and Louis Riddick will exit the Monday Night Football booth. Play-by-play announcer Steve Levy likely also will be reassigned.
The next question becomes who will Aikman’s partner be? Al Michaels reportedly wanted Aikman at Amazon; would Michaels go to ESPN instead? Would Fox allow Joe Buck to exit the company to continue his longstanding partnership with Aikman?
I will only watch ESPN when the Cowboys are on. A once great station has been destroyed.
If he takes the gig --- Aikman wouldn't do it; but I'd bet he would have the producers bring out Dandy Don's rendition for airing once or twice a season to show homage to the late Cowboys QB / MNF commentor legend.He's only allowed to do it if he sings, "Turn out the light's the party's over," when a game is out of hand.
the monday night game is marquee in name only, it's often a boring, uninteresting game. I'm much rather have Troy on the best NFC game every week.
He will be an upgrade.ESPN trying to save a sinking ship…..
Lol, Troy will fit right in with SAS and Michael Irvin. I would watch it just for the look on Troy's face with SAS doing his theatrics.Espn is gonna make Troy work hard for that money. They'll have him on every show they have on that network every week. First take, Get up and Nfl live.