"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
"ESPN is changing, and so is the audience it is trying to reach. The network is investing in younger voices, creators and personalities who can live beyond the traditional broadcast window. Aikman represents a different era of sports media."
"I thought something would be done prior to the start of this season. I’ve never gone into a last year of a contract ever since I signed with the Dallas Cowboys."
"Joe Buck is the very best. When I say he's the very best, I mean that Troy Aikman could be a hundred different people from football, and Joe Buck would make them Troy Aikman."
"It is indeed an eclectic group of broadcast teams for the NFL in 2026, but across the board, there is a shared characteristic. All of the networks have play-by-play announcers who never put themselves above the game."
"It is up to the coaches and clubs what they share with him. If they share information they shouldn’t, then that’s on them. The same parameters that pertained to Tom last season will continue this year and also will apply to Troy [Aikman]."
"The Finals are supposed to sound big. The emotions are supposed to feel real. And if the Knicks happen to win a championship with Mike Breen on the call, the moment should sound every bit as memorable as the journey that led there."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”