Troy Aikman Salary Details Revealed: NFL World Reacts

From FOX to ESPN, longtime partners Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are crossing over to “Monday Night Football” in an attempt to save what was once the most popular night in sports.

According to Front Office Sports, Aikman’s deal is a reported five-year, $90 million contract. Which will surpass his career earnings as a 12-season, Hall of Fame quarterback in just over three years.

On Wednesday, viewers reacted to Aikman’s $18 million annual salary.

“Thanks to his new contract at ESPN, Troy Aikman now makes $18 million a year,” tweeted FOS. “He’ll make more annually than about 97% of active NFL players.”

“It is beyond surreal to me that FOX wouldn’t pay Aikman, break up his 20 year partnership with Joe Buck and let him go ESPN,” said SI writer Jimmy Traina. “If FOX can pay Skip [expletive] Bayless $5 million a year to get 100,000 viewers, they can pay the lead NFL analyst $15-18 million.”

“Since 2018, ESPN has tried four different analysts on ‘Monday Night Football.’ It failed to find one it liked. So ESPN’s bid helped Romo get a record salary,” The Ringer pointed out. “Then, by signing Troy Aikman for $18 million per year, ESPN beat the record its own failure had helped to create.”

“If I were making a ‘how we got here’ timeline with Troy Aikman, I would include all of the following: Fox trying to hire Peyton Manning for Thursday Night Football in 2018. Tony Romo‘s great early reviews. Tony Romo making $18 million a year,” remarked Bryan Curtis.

Aikman’s partner Joe Buck is also set to cash in himself to the tune of $65 million.

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