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Joe Buck Reportedly Agrees to Six-Year ESPN Extension Worth More than $100 Million

The six-year deal lifts Buck’s annual pay to about $18 million and keeps him in ESPN’s booth through its 2031 Super Bowl rotation.

  • On Wednesday, ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buck agreed to a six-year, $108 million extension, keeping him calling Monday Night Football through the 2031 season.
  • Buck joined ESPN in 2022 alongside color analyst Troy Aikman after 20 seasons at FOX, leaving his previous five-year, $75 million deal behind.
  • The new agreement lifts his annual salary from $15 million to $18 million while expanding his role across Disney ventures including Good Morning America and Sports Jeopardy.
  • Aikman remains unsigned as his current contract approaches expiration following Super Bowl 61, ESPN's first "big game" broadcast in two decades.
  • By the time this contract expires, Buck will be 63 and will have called eight Super Bowls; he previously told journalist Richard Deitsch he'd sign "without even looking at it" if ESPN offered.
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Bleacherreport broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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