{"id":422923,"date":"2022-03-28T20:28:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T17:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-burkhardt-replacing-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-nfl-play-by-player\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T20:28:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T17:28:28","slug":"kevin-burkhardt-replacing-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-nfl-play-by-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-burkhardt-replacing-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-nfl-play-by-player\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin Burkhardt replacing Joe Buck as Fox&#8217;s top NFL play-by-player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a40ee394bde4\" 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-6a40ee394bde4\" 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\/kevin-burkhardt-replacing-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-nfl-play-by-player\/#%E2%80%9CKevin_Burkhardt_replacing_Joe_Buck_as_Foxs_top_NFL_play-by-player%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kevin Burkhardt replacing Joe Buck as Fox&#8217;s top NFL play-by-player&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKevin_Burkhardt_replacing_Joe_Buck_as_Foxs_top_NFL_play-by-player%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kevin Burkhardt replacing Joe Buck as Fox&#8217;s top NFL play-by-player&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nearly 20 years ago, Kevin Burkhardt was in New Jersey selling Chevys, trying to make ends meet with his sportscasting career in neutral.<\/p>\n<p>He eventually got a break with WCBS and WFAN Radio before ending up as the Mets\u2019 sideline reporter for SNY. This led to Fox Sports, where he has been the host of the World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> and its No. 2 NFL play-by-player.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Burkhardt will be named the No. 1 voice on Fox\u2019s NFL <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, The Post has learned. Burkhardt and Fox are finalizing a new long-term contract, according to sources, that will make him the voice of the network\u2019s Super Bowls.<\/p>\n<p>This means Burkhardt will be on the call for two of the next three Super Bowls, including Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Sports declined comment.<\/p>\n<p>Burkhardt is replacing Joe Buck. After nearly three decades, which included 24 World Series and six Super Bowls, Buck left Fox to join Troy Aikman on ESPN\u2019s \u201cMonday Night Football.\u201d While Fox wanted to keep Buck \u2013 it offered him a new $12 million a year deal \u2013 the network felt confident that Burkhardt could be its answer. Now, he will be.<\/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\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin Burkhardt Fox NFL\" class=\"wp-image-21689214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fox is picking Kevin Burkhardt to replace Joe Buck on its No. 1 NFL broadcast team.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Frank Micelotta\/REX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whom Burkhardt will team with on the No. 1 NFL team remains to be seen. A leading candidate is Greg Olsen. In a well-received rookie year, Olsen partnered with Burkhardt on Fox\u2019s No. 2 team behind Buck and Aikman.<\/p>\n<p>While Olsen is a top candidate, he is not guaranteed the spot, as Fox has been determined to look at all candidates. It made overtures to Tom Brady, according to sources, prior to Brady returning to football.<\/p>\n<p>Burkhardt, 48, graduated from William Paterson in 1997 with the hopes of being a sportscaster. Burkhardt spent four years calling minor league baseball and eight years working at 1,000-watt WGHT (1500 AM) in New Jersey.<\/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\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin Burkhardt\" class=\"wp-image-21689244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Burkhardt (l.) had been part of Fox\u2019s No. 2 NFL team with Greg Olsen (r.)<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Around 2004-05, he received his first big break doing updates as a part-timer on WCBS-Radio. At that time, he needed to make more money and picked up the side gig selling cars. His boss in Pine Belt, New Jersey\u2019s Chevy dealership, Mike Trebino, allowed him to have flexible hours to continue on WCBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe let me work in the car dealership to pay the mortgage,\u201d Burkhardt told The Post in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>After seven months of selling cars, WFAN\u2019s program director at the time, Eric Spitz, made it so Burkhardt was hired full-time by the station. This led to the Mets\u2019 sideline gig in 2007, where Burkhardt was almost universally beloved.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/e8694331-5bf3-4cf2-8bce-2551592c0cbe\/623a26eba885f50013cc857d?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>In 2013, Fox Sports hired him, which eventually led to hosting the World Series. And now, Burkhardt will be watched by around 100 million viewers on Super Bowl Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>With Buck gone, Fox will also need a World Series play-by-play replacement. 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