Troy Aikman will take on a new role as ESPN’s main analyst on Monday Night Football this upcoming season, but that wasn’t always the plan.
In a recent appearance on The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast, Aikman explained he began working with Fox on a new deal, but wanted an opt-out added to his contract after receiving an initial offer from the network. When Fox showed an unwillingness to negotiate further, the former Cowboys quarterback opted to go in a different direction.
“Well, the reason I wanted the opt-out was because we couldn’t agree on what fair market value was,” Aikman said on the podcast. “And so, (Fox) made a proposal. I thought it was a good start, but there was no negotiation. That was their position and that was where they were going to land. I then said ‘O.K., I’ll take it’ but after the first year and one year only, I have the option to opt-out of the contract...
