ESPN made it official Monday when it introduced Troy Aikman and Joe Buck as their new Monday Night Football announcing team in a conference call with...
And while the two were getting a warm welcome, it was Aikman saying the hardest conversation he had when leaving Fox was with sideline reporter Erin Andrews.
“I will tell you the toughest call I had to make was to Erin Andrews and tell her that I was leaving,” Aikman said. “And she’s like a sister to both of us. You become very, very close with the people that are on your crew.” The conversations Aikman also had with his former Cowboys coach, Jimmy Johnson, weren’t as emotional. Johnson, a studio analyst with Fox Sports, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020 during“It was challenging for all of us,” Aikman said. “I love all those guys, all the talent, all the guys behind the scenes. All the people you don’t know. The reality of it, with Jimmy I would see him about twice a year, three if we were calling the Super Bowl. I’d see him at the seminar.
Aikman said a need for a reduced television schedule was another reason why the job at ESPN attracted him. Aikman and Buck were doing two games a week, Thursday NFL games on Amazon Prime and the Sunday afternoon game on Fox.“It was an opportunity that was just the best fit for me,” Aikman said. “To be with this property, doing Monday nights, getting a chance to still do playoff games, Super Bowls, and it’s ultimately what led me.
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