transmissions of FOX from NFL will no longer be the same after the reports that indicate that Troy Aikman will leave them to be part of the team ESPN. However, the Fox Broadcasting Company is already looking for his replacement.
According to Michael McCarthy’s report of Front Office Sports, FOX has started negotiations with Sean Payton for former Saints coach to replace Troy Aikman on NFL broadcasts.
NEWS: Sean Payton is in negotiations to join Fox Sports.
The former Saints HC is set to potentially succeed Troy Aikman as the network’s top NFL analyst.
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— Front Office Sports (@FOS) February 25, 2022
After the end of the 2021 NFL season, Payton ended his employment with the Saints. and several reports indicated that he had in order to obtain a job as a television analyst.
Other options
In case Payton, 58, doesn’t stay with FOX, the television station handles other options to fill the vacancy generated by Aikman’s departure.
One of those options is Greg Olsenex tight end de los Carolina Panthers, who has served as an analyst in some NFL games broadcast by FOX while a player and on XFL broadcasts during the off-season.
Another candidate is Philip Rivers, former quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and the Indianapolis Colts. After his retirement, Rivers became head coach of the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals, a high school team located in Fairhope, Alabama.
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