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Joe Buck leaving Fox

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ESPN has managed to get Troy Aikman and now Joe Buck.

Report: Joe Buck Expected to Join Troy Aikman With ESPN on Massive Deal

After years of struggling to find a consistent, top-flight team to call Monday Night Football, it appears that ESPN has poached not one, but both of Fox’s top broadcast personalities for its weekly game. New York Post sports media reporter Andrew Marchand says that Joe Buck is expected to leave his post at Fox for ESPN, where he will join his long time partner Troy Aikman.

Buck will leave Fox, his home of nearly 30 years. He has called six Super Bowls for the network, and has been the annual voice of the World Series.

On Friday afternoon, Buck’s wife Michelle Beisner-Buck, a reporter for ESPN, welcomed him to the network on Instagram.

While he has one year left on his Fox deal, worth $11 million, Marchand reports that the network is letting him walk “as a good gesture for his years of service to the company.” With salaries for top broadcasters surging since CBS signed Tony Romo to his megadeal in 2020, Buck is set to sign a five-year contract worth between $60 million and $75 million, per the report.

News of Aikman’s departure to ESPN broke in late February. His deal, per Marchand, is also five years, worth $92.5 million. The pair will replace Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick, who called Monday Night Football for two seasons.

Buck will also be involved in producing content for ESPN+, per the report.

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As much as I dislike Buck and Aikman this is a huge upgrade for MNF

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  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It will definitely be an upgrade for MNF, it's going to be kind of weird not hearing Joe Buck calling the World Series.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Disney which owns ESPN also bought the German Bundesliga and La Liga for their ESPN plus package.

    They bought rights to Star Wars a few years back.

    They had blowout earnings last quarter and their stock has dropped from 200/share to 132.

    Now is the perfect time to buy DIS
    Anything in the 125-135 range is a steal. I just began slowly establishing my position on Friday. Will buy a few shares daily over the next month.

    I’m sure they have their sights set on the EPL next. Amongst other things

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,681 ✭✭✭✭✭

    OH Man - It's going to be a Cowboy lovefest if Buck and Aikman get to do one of their games on ESPN!!!! Too bad they couldn't get Romo too........

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • fergie23fergie23 Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭✭

    Where are all the complaints that nobody should be paid this much just to call a "kids" game?

    Robb

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We get to hear how Aikman is in the HOF 18 times next year. Joy

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  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    We get to hear how Aikman is in the HOF 18 times next year. Joy

    "And sitting to my left is Hall of Famer Troy Aikman."

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,638 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 12, 2022 2:15PM

    @fergie23 said:
    Where are all the complaints that nobody should be paid this much just to call a "kids" game?

    Robb

    Whoever said it was a “kids” game?

  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can't believe Joe Buck followed Troy Aikman to ESPN, I swear, Joe and Troy are worse than two dogs in the backseat of a Chevy on a Saturday night.

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