ESPN’s Troy Aikman addresses Joe Buck argument, says he’ll be ‘free agent’

ESPN's Troy Aikman addresses Joe Buck argument, notes he'll be 'free agent'.

Key points

• "There's probably a time and a place for all that, " Aikman remarked on 96.7 The Ticket, a Dallas sports radio station.
• 12 between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills.
• Troy Aikman confirmed Thursday that the ESPN announcer will be looking forward to "his next landing spot" after he calls the Super Bowl for the network on Feb.
• Mike Tomlin discusses new life in broadcasting, reaction to his viral Minecraft city.
• Nobody watching would have known anything was amiss during the three-plus hour show that lasted until the game concluded in overtime and featured 35 fourth-quarter points.

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Troy Aikman confirmed Thursday that the ESPN announcer will be looking forward to "his next landing spot" after he calls the Super Bowl for the network on Feb. 14, 2027.

For context, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback additionally briefly addressed the Front Office Sports report that he and Joe Buck secured into an argument before the "Monday Night Football" broadcast Oct. 12 between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills.

Nobody watching would have known anything was amiss during the three-plus hour show that lasted until the game concluded in overtime and featured 35 fourth-quarter points. But, according to FOS, Buck ‒ who agreed to a new accord with ESPN in September that will keep him at the "Worldwide Leader" into the 2030s and pay him nine figures cumulatively – broached the topic of Aikman's expiring agreement. An argument ensued, tensions cooled and the game went on. Troy Aikman addresses documented argument with Joe Buck.

"There's probably a time and a place for all that, " Aikman remarked on 96.7 The Ticket, a Dallas sports radio station. "I don't know if now is the time. I don't know if it's hard to figure out kind of what happened. I'll broadcast through this season and I'll be a free agent at the end of the year and kind of see what happens. I'm looking forward to whatever the rest of this season does hold and the Super Bowl and all that and where my next landing spot may be."

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ESPN declined to comment regarding the incident. Buck and Aikman, who have called games together for 25 years and have described themselves as close friends, rescued the wayward "MNF" booth by joining the franchise together before the 2022 season.

Aikman will have no shortage of suitors should he actually hit the open market. The duo's next assignment will be Oct. When the San Francisco 49ers host the Washington Commanders, 19. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

Taken together, the developments around eSPNs Troy Aikman addresses Joe Buck argument, says hell be free agent point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.