Troy Aikman hints he may become a free agent after this season
Former ESPN analyst Troy Aikman said he will finish the current season as a free agent and is open to new opportunities, while declining to comment on reported tension with co-host Joe Buck.
Troy Aikman told listeners on Dallas station 96.7 The Ticket that he will fulfill his broadcasting duties through the end of the season and then become a free agent. He said he is "looking forward to whatever the rest of this season does hold and the Super Bowl and all that and where my next landing spot may be."
When asked about recent reports of tension with longtime on-air partner Joe Buck, Aikman said, "There’s probably a time and a place for all that. I don’t know if now is the time. I don’t know if it’s hard to figure out kind of what happened." He did not confirm or deny the existence of a dispute.
Aikman’s comments follow earlier remarks made after Buck signed a new five-year contract, in which he adopted a more cautious, wait-and-see tone. The quarterback’s latest statements suggest he may leave his role on Monday Night Football when his contract expires after the upcoming Super Bowl.