Joe Buck will leave Fox Sports, join ESPN to become voice of 'Monday Night Football'

The new voice of "Monday Night Football" will link up with his old teammate from their former network.

Joe Buck, formerly the lead play-by-play voice for Fox Sports' NFL broadcasts, has joined ESPN to handle play-by-play duties for ESPN's only NFL broadcast, Buck's wife Michelle Beisner-Buck confirmed Friday in an Instagram post.

The New York Post had reported earlier in the day that Fox had allowed Buck to speak to ESPN and that Buck was expected to jump to the network for "Monday Night Football" duties.

Beisner-Buck is currently a features reporter for ESPN, and her stories air during "Monday Night Countdown," the show that precedes the game.

Joe Buck, 52, had been the voice of six Super Bowls for Fox and was also the lead play-by-play announcer for the network's coverage of the World Series. He joined Fox in 1994. When he called a full slate of NFL games at the age of 25, he became the youngest play-by-play announcer to do so. Two years after that, he became the youngest play-by-play announcer to call the World Series, at the age of 27.

The New York Post reported that Buck had one year and $11 million left on his contract with Fox, but that the network would let him out of it as a sign of good gesture for his time with the network. The Post reported that Buck is expected to sign a five-year contract with ESPN, worth between $60 million and $75 million.

Buck will team back up with his former color analyst at Fox, longtime Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman, who also left the network in late February.

Aikman said recently he would welcome the chance to work alongside Buck once again.

“There’s probably more that could be said, and I think maybe it will in the right time," Aikman told WFAA on March 1. "But there’s been some disappointment on how maybe that was taken for granted by some. He’s been a fantastic partner. In my opinion, he’s the best in the business, and yeah, I’d love nothing more than to continue to work with him.”

The Post reported that Buck is also expected to be involved with select ESPN+ projects in addition to his "Monday Night Football" responsibilities.

ESPN has not yet announced the deals of Buck or Aikman.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Joe Buck to leave Fox, join ESPN 'Monday Night Football' broadcast