Overview
- Reports published Thursday say Creative Artists Agency now represents both Troy Aikman and Joe Buck and may package them together in renewal talks.
- Their five-year ESPN contracts expire after the 2026 season and negotiations are developing but not concluded.
- Both broadcasters have publicly said they want to remain at ESPN and the network declined to comment when asked about the talks.
- ESPN has a clear incentive to retain them because the Aikman-Buck booth has helped lift Monday Night Football ratings and the pair are slated to call ESPN's Super Bowl telecast after the 2026 season.
- Salary precedent and recent large commentator deals give the duo bargaining power and could push their next contracts notably above their current reported salaries of roughly $18 million a year for Aikman and $15 million a year for Buck.