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Arnold, C. (2026, September 20). Troy Aikman hasn’t had ESPN contract talks after Joe Buck megadeal: ‘I thought something would be done’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/troy-aikman-hasnt-had-espn-contract-talks-after-joe-buck-megadeal/
Arnold, Christian. “Troy Aikman hasn’t had ESPN contract talks after Joe Buck megadeal: ‘I thought something would be done’.” New York Post, 20 Sept. 2026, https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/troy-aikman-hasnt-had-espn-contract-talks-after-joe-buck-megadeal/.
Arnold, Christian. “Troy Aikman hasn’t had ESPN contract talks after Joe Buck megadeal: ‘I thought something would be done’.” New York Post, September 20, 2026. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/troy-aikman-hasnt-had-espn-contract-talks-after-joe-buck-megadeal/.
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Troy Aikman, who partners with Joe Buck for ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcasts, revealed that he has not had any contract discussions with the network despite his deal expiring after this season. This is surprising since it will be the first time ESPN broadcasts a Super Bowl and Aikman expressed expectations of having a new agreement in place before the start of the 2026 NFL campaign. In an interview with Richard Deitsch, Aikman stated that he had anticipated negotiations to have concluded prior to the season beginning but was caught off guard by the lack of progress. He noted that while his partnership with Buck is one of the longest-running in NFL broadcasting history, dating back to 2002 on Fox, he's not overly concerned about the timing of potential new contract talks.