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.