ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” partners Joe Buck and Troy Aikman face an uncertain future as tension grows.
The duo got into an argument ahead of the Oct. 12 football game between the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams. The reported dispute was linked to Buck’s recent contract extension with ESPN, per Front Office Sports. Aikman has not received an extension, with his contract ending after the Super Bowl on Feb. 14, 2027, which will be ESPN’s first Super Bowl in 20 years.
Aikman announced he would be a “free agent at the end of the year” and that he’s “looking forward to whatever the rest of this year does hold,” in an interview with a local Dallas radio station, per Deadline.
Buck and Aikman did not address their disagreement during the “Monday Night Football” game on Oct. 19. The NFL does not seem to be worried about the conflict.
“No concern,” said Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s chief media officer, told Front Office Sports on Wednesday, Oct. 21. “I don’t know if you watched the game on Monday night. It was an incredible game, right? It was an incredible game and incredible coverage by Joe and Troy, just like they always do. And, by the way, also, there’s so many other ways that Disney covered that game. It was the first real [Pat] McAfee launch, too, adding to that experience. So, look, that’s something… that we’re really not involved with.”