Overview
- Troy Aikman and Joe Buck are in the final year of their five-year ESPN deals that run through the 2026 NFL season and expire after that season ends.
- Both announcers are now represented by Creative Artists Agency, which can package them as a duo and increase their bargaining leverage in renewal talks.
- ESPN is pressing to re-sign the pair so they will call the network’s upcoming Super Bowl telecasts, a priority linked to the company’s broader advertising and programming plans.
- Aikman currently earns about $18 million a year and Buck about $15 million, and multiple outlets report both are expected to seek meaningful raises as market benchmarks for top talent have risen.
- Both men have publicly said they are happy at ESPN and want to stay, negotiations are described as imminent by sources, and ESPN declined to comment to reporters.