Joe Buck agrees to six-year extension with ESPN worth over $100 million

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Last updated Sep 16, 2026

Joe Buck agrees to six-year extension with ESPN worth over $100 million
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Joe Buck has signed a six-year contract extension with ESPN, valued at more than $100 million. The deal raises his annual salary from approximately $15 million to $18 million and secures his position as the lead play-by-play voice for 'Monday Night Football' through 2031. It includes the upcoming Super Bowl broadcast in February and emphasizes the financial success of sports media talent. Buck's new contract follows his move to ESPN in 2022 alongside Troy Aikman, who remains unsigned. The contract also positions Buck for potential future endeavors, including World Series coverage.

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  • Buck's new contract spans six years and is worth over $100 million.
  • Annual salary increases to $18 million from $15 million.
  • He will call the Super Bowl this February and another in 2031.
  • Buck has been a prominent voice since joining ESPN in 2022.
  • Troy Aikman, Buck's longtime partner, is currently without a contract.
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Expect to hear a lot more of Joe Buck on ESPN’s Monday Night Football , as the iconic color commentator agreed to a new contract worth over $100 million before he calls the network’s first Super Bowl in February 2027 . The Athletic reports that Buck has agreed to a new six-year deal worth upwards of $100 million that will keep him under contract […] The post Joe Buck cashes in with new $108 million ESPN contract for Monday Night Football, another Super Bowl appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Joe Buck isn’t walking away from Monday Night Football anytime soon. ESPN has signed its Monday Night Football play-by-play voice to a six-year extension worth more than $100 million, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, lifting his annual salary from roughly $15 million to $18 million. The deal spans ESPN’s first Super Bowl broadcast…

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Fortunately for Joe Buck (and for ESPN), Disney doesn't apply the same rules the Steelers do to redoing contracts after football season has started.

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