Joe Buck is heading into the last year of his contract with ESPN, but that does not mean he is looking to go elsewhere.
In an interview with Richard Deitsch of Sports Business Journal, Buck made it clear that he wants to end his career at ESPN and has no interest in working anywhere else.
“If you reached through my computer screen right now and handed me a contract to continue my time at ESPN, I would sign it without even looking at it,” Buck said. “I’ve loved every second of it and I am hopeful that I’m at ESPN for the rest of my career. That’s as plain as I can say it and as honest as I can say it and maybe it’s stupid of me to say. If something gets thrown at me and I have to shift, I’ll shift. But I would be hopeful to stay right where I am until I’m finished.”
Buck had spent his entire career with FOX up until 2022, when he jumped to ESPN along with broadcast partner Troy Aikman. The two essentially seem to be a package deal at this point, and there is no indication that Aikman plans to walk away from the network anytime soon.
ESPN spent a long time trying to find a top play-by-play pairing for their NFL coverage, and finally got it right with Buck and Aikman. They might as well get this sorted out quickly, especially with the two set to call the Super Bowl for the network next year.
