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Troy Aikman signs 3-year extension with Fox Sports despite feud with Skip Bayless

Despite his long-running feud with Skip Bayless, NFL analyst Troy Aikman has signed a three-year contract extension with Fox Sports, sources tell Sporting News.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer will continue to work with play-play-announcer Joe Buck and sideline reporter Erin Andrews on Fox's No. 1 NFL announce team. The trio are slated to call Super Bowl LI from Houston's NRG Stadium on Feb. 5, 2017. It will be the 49-year old Aikman's fifth Super Bowl telecast for Fox.

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A Fox Sports representative declined to comment on Aikman, who during his 15-year sports TV career has become one of the most respected analysts in the business.