Overview
- Reports on Thursday said both Troy Aikman and Joe Buck are now represented by Creative Artists Agency and that their five-year ESPN contracts expire after they call Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027.
- ESPN is seeking extensions so the duo would call the network’s first Super Bowl and could remain under contract for a second Super Bowl window in 2030, according to league media reporting.
- Under current deals Aikman earns about $18 million a year and Buck about $15 million, and industry coverage says both are expected to seek raises that could push them above $20 million per season.
- Both broadcasters have publicly said they are happy at ESPN and prefer to stay, ESPN declined to comment on negotiations, and sources describe talks as time‑sensitive because their contracts will hit the open market after the season.
- Retaining the pair matters to ESPN commercially because Monday Night Football ratings have risen with them and Disney has large ad exposure around the Super Bowl and related event windows, while Aikman’s interest in front‑office roles adds an element that could change his long‑term plans.