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Troy Aikman signed with ESPN first in 2022 and pushed hard to keep Joe Buck as his partner. Buck still had a year left on his Fox deal and later said he “begged” out of it to follow Aikman to Monday Night Football.
Aikman called Buck one of his best friends and the best in the business; the move locked them in as the longest-running NFL booth duo (25 years counting Fox).
Four years later the money flipped. Buck locked a reported six-year extension worth roughly $108 million that keeps him through ESPN’s next Super Bowl cycle. Aikman, on a deal that expires after this season’s Super Bowl, has not received a formal offer.
Reports say the unspoken tension boiled over into an argument before a recent MNF game when Buck brought it up; it de-escalated and the broadcast looked normal. Aikman has since said he’ll finish the year, become a free agent, and see where he lands next. Buck has publicly said he loves Aikman “like a brother,” hopes something gets done, and notes they’ve always handled contracts separately.
The original loyalty ran one direction: Aikman opened the door and Buck followed. Once Buck’s bag was secured, the public “vouching” has stayed light and the network has not matched the energy for Aikman. That’s the split.
