Their multiyear deals will make the duo, who have called games together for 20 N.F.L. seasons, among the highest-paid sports broadcasters.
“Monday Night Football” will be brought to you by Fox next N.F.L. season — The faces and voices behind Fox Sports, that is. ESPN announced Wednesday that it had signed Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to multi-year deals to man the booth of one of sport’s signature programs. Additional details — such as Buck and Aikman agreeing to contribute content to the ESPN+ streaming service — will be announced later, ESPN said in a news release. But a person familiar with the arrangements said Buck would be paid nearly $15 million per year, and Aikman almost $18 million — making them among the highest-paid sports broadcasters. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the terms of the contracts had not been announced. The switch by Buck and Aikman, who will call games together for their 21st N.F.L. season in 2022-2023, was hardly a surprise, with Buck’s expected departure first reported by the New York Post.
