“I never thought that I could end up there and well, here he we are. Buck has a long history with “Monday Night Football," often going on trips with his father - Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck - to watch him call Monday night games on radio with Hank Stram. "I am looking forward to the next several years with ESPN and all our new teammates.”īuck’s Fox contract had a year remaining, but the network allowed him to pursue the opportunity to remain with Aikman. As a kid in California, the voices of Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and my mom’s personal favorite, Don Meredith, echoed throughout our living room each week," Aikman said in a statement. “The opportunity to be a voice on ‘Monday Night Football’, adding to its legacy and being a part of the future of the NFL on ESPN, has me motivated and reflective.
Many thought that Aikman would join Al Michaels at Amazon, which takes over “Thursday Night Football” next season. The only stable part of ESPN's booth has been Lisa Salters, who will return for her 11th season reporting from the sidelines.Īikman had been with Fox since 2001, but there had been rumblings the past couple of months that the Hall of Fame quarterback had been looking to move on. Witten struggled as an analyst and decided to return to the playing field in 2019. Sean McDonough took over for Tirico for 2016 and ’17 and worked with Gruden.Īfter Gruden left to take over as Raiders coach and McDonough sought to move back to college football, ESPN went with the three-man booth of Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten and Booger McFarland in 2018. Tirico was the play-by-play voice for 10 seasons (2006-15) and teamed with Jon Gruden for the last seven. The MNF booth has had frequent changes since Mike Tirico left for NBC in 2016. Griese left earlier this month to join the San Francisco 49ers coaching staff.
Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick have done the main broadcast the past two seasons. The 10-game “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” package runs through 2024.
Pitaro’s patience paid off last year when the Manningcast with Peyton and Eli Manning debuted to rave reviews. He tried to get Peyton Manning for years to join the “Monday Night Football” booth since he retired after the 2015 season. Pitaro finally has an all-star booth for the longtime primetime franchise.
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