If ESPN moves on from Troy Aikman next year, there’s an outside chance he’s replaced by another Dallas Cowboys quarterback in Tony Romo.
ESPN already took care of Joe Buck, signing him to a six-year extension worth around $108 million. Aikman, however, remains on an expiring contract. Their contract situations has caused tension behind the scenes for “Monday Night Football,” according to Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports.
“On Monday night, before the Rams took on the Bills at SoFi Stadium, the site of this season’s Super Bowl, Buck “broke the ice” on this unspoken tension, and he and Aikman had an argument, a source said. It ultimately de-escalated, and the two had a broadcast in which viewers never would have been able to decipher that something was amiss,” Glasspiegel wrote.
Romo, on the other hand, parted ways with CBS Sports earlier this month. The writing was on the wall once he was charged with unsafe passing on the right, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possessing open intoxicants.
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Even though Romo hasn’t said he’ll pursue another broadcasting gig, NFL fans are convinced he’ll replace Aikman at ESPN.
“Tony Romo, welcome to Monday Night Football,” one fan wrote on X.
“Aikman and Buck breaking up,” a second fan said. “My guess is Tony Romo. We will see.”
“Tony Romo will be The new Color Analyst for Monday night Football Next Season. You heard it here first,” another fan predicted.
Will we see Tony Romo on TV again?
CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz was asked about Romo’s future during a recent interview with Jimmy Traina. He believes his former broadcast partner will eventually return to the spotlight.
“I think unquestionably he will work again,” Nantz said, via Awful Announcing. “I don’t know if it’s calling games or being in studio, but he’s got a lot of talent. He’s got a lot of people who like him, and he’s a star. He’s got a personality that’s different, and that’s a good thing. …And I don’t know where Tony’s head is on that right now, so I’m not going to speculate, but I think you’re asking me ‘will he ever work again in the business?’ I think there will be plenty of opportunity for that, because he’s got game.”
If ESPN offers the “Monday Night Football” job to Romo, it’d be tough to envision a world where he passes up that opportunity.
