{"id":413592,"date":"2022-03-09T00:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fox-didnt-make-an-offer-to-keep-troy-aikman\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T00:11:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:11:24","slug":"fox-didnt-make-an-offer-to-keep-troy-aikman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fox-didnt-make-an-offer-to-keep-troy-aikman\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fox didn&#8217;t make an offer to keep Troy Aikman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c3a089b4cc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c3a089b4cc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fox-didnt-make-an-offer-to-keep-troy-aikman\/#%E2%80%9CFox_didnt_make_an_offer_to_keep_Troy_Aikman%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Fox didn&#8217;t make an offer to keep Troy Aikman&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFox_didnt_make_an_offer_to_keep_Troy_Aikman%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Fox didn&#8217;t make an offer to keep Troy Aikman&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Troy Aikman insists he was ready to stay at Fox for a 22nd year, but the network never made him a final offer.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the NFL color commentator recently made the jump to ESPN on a five-year deal in the $90 million-and-change range, The Post\u2019s Andrew Marchand reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a strange set of circumstances that led me to where I am now and not be back at Fox,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/post.futurimedia.com\/ktck\/playlist\/23\/listen-2405.html?cb=1646762864.704776\">Aikman said Tuesday on Sportsradio 96.7 and 1310 The Ticket in Dallas<\/a>. \u201cAnd I never would have envisioned that six months ago and so it is strange. When negotiations couldn\u2019t reach, what I felt was fair value, I was able to negotiate an opt-out after six months which allowed me to be a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen Fox never jumped into the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. They never made an offer. I didn\u2019t have any conversations with Fox, until I got a call to congratulate me on my new deal. So that was a decision they made and it\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the 2021 season, the former Cowboys quarterback and Fox had worked out a four-year extension at $13.2 million per year, The Post previously reported. But there was a potential opt out after the season if Aikman were to secure a bigger and better deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/troy-aikman-fox-espn-offer-contract.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\" Former professional football player and commentator Troy Aikman \" class=\"wp-image-21457459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/troy-aikman-fox-espn-offer-contract.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/troy-aikman-fox-espn-offer-contract.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/troy-aikman-fox-espn-offer-contract.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Troy Aikman says he never got an offer from Fox to stay with the network.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That offer finally came from ESPN, which swooped in and gave Aikman the kind of money Tony Romo is getting from CBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome will look at it and say, \u2018Troy ultimately went where the money led him,\u2019 which is not true,\u201d Aikman said. \u201cInitially my plan was to stay at Fox, but as I said, that was a decision they made and I went a different route.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/e8694331-5bf3-4cf2-8bce-2551592c0cbe\/621fc86648bded00120c97f4?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now the question is whether his former Fox play-by-play partner Joe Buck could follow him to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t rule that out, which I would love,\u201d Aikman said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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