With Fox airing next year's Super Bowl, losing Troy Aikman to ESPN's Monday Night Football would leave a massive hole to fill

Sports Illustrated

Fox's No. 1 NFL broadcasting team of Joe Buck and Aikman "worked together for 20 years and developed a genuine friendship off the air," says Jimmy Traina. "Many regarded them as the top crew in the game. Now Buck is left without a partner and the pickings for a replacement seem to be slim." He adds: "What complicates matters even more for Fox is that they have the Super Bowl in 2023 and again in 2025." Traina suggests going after the recently retired Tom Brady, despite his lack of broadcast experience. "Fox needs to go big in order to replace Aikman," he says. "There’s no one bigger than Tom Brady."