Joe Buck and ESPN have secured his future with the company, according to a new report by The Athletic.
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Insider Andrew Marchand reported on Wednesday morning that Buck has agreed to terms on a new contract with ESPN that will keep him as the voice of Monday Night Football beyond 2030.
Marchand's sources said that this six-year extension is worth around $108 million. Additionally, his yearly salary will rise from $15 million to $18 million.
The longtime play-by-play man is currently working on the final year of his five-year, $75 million deal that he signed when he joined ESPN in 2022. This deal was set to take him through Super Bowl 61, the first that he will call for ESPN.
Now, however, Buck will remain under contract with the sports broadcasting giant as it airs the Super Bowl in 2031.
Marchand notes that the other member of the Monday Night Football team, Troy Aikman, remains only under contract through this season. Aikman signed a five-year, $90 million deal in 2022 so that he and Buck could remain together in the broadcast booth.
This duo has manned the NFL booth for 25 years, first at Fox Sports and now at ESPN. They have called six Super Bowls already, and they will do so once again to close out this season.
Since moving to ESPN, the longtime play-by-play man has expanded his on-screen roles. He has hosted a sports-themed Jeopardy spinoff, and he has guest-hosted Good Morning America.
Buck has remained away from Major League Baseball after previously calling 23 World Series, but it is possible that he could return to the booth after signing this extension.
The Athletic notes that ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro has interest in obtaining the rights to the 2029 World Series. If he achieves this goal, he would reportedly want Buck to call the MLB games.
For now, the broadcaster will continue with the 2026-27 NFL season. He and Aikman already called the Chiefs' dominant 31-10 win that closed out Week 1. They will next call a Monday Night Football game between the Rams and Giants.
