Joe Buck agrees to ESPN extension worth more than $100 million

Six-year pact keeps him on Monday Night Football through 2031

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated Sep 161 min read

What happened: Andrew Marchand reported a six-year extension valued around $108 million, with Buck set to stay on ESPN's top NFL booth into the next decade. The deal would raise his annual pay to about $18 million and keep him on the call for ESPN's Super Bowl broadcasts this February and in 2031.

Why it matters: The move locks in ESPN's lead play-by-play voice ahead of the network's first Super Bowl telecast in February. It also leaves Troy Aikman's contract as the next major question around the booth, with his current ESPN deal ending after the Super Bowl.

By the numbers: Buck's current contract pays $15 million annually over five years; the reported extension would lift that to roughly $18 million a season over six years. He and Aikman are in their 25th season together, the longest-running booth pairing in NFL history, and Buck would reach eight Super Bowls on TV by the end of the new deal.

What to watch: Aikman's negotiations now become the main contract storyline around ESPN's lead NFL team. ESPN's first Super Bowl in February is the next milestone for Buck under the reported extension.

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nytimes.com 2026-09-16T14:19:12.123644+00:00

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