The new sound of "Monday Night Football" will join their former teammates with their former network.
Joe Buck, formerly the principal play-by-play voice for Fox Sports' NFL broadcasts, has joined ESPN to handle play-by-play duties for ESPN's only NFL broadcast, Buck's wife Michelle Beisner- Buck confirmed on Friday in an Instagram post.
The New York Post reported earlier in the day that Fox had given Buck permission to speak to ESPN and that Buck was expected to jump to the network for "Monday Night Football" duties.
Beisner-Buck is currently a features reporter for ESPN, and her stories air during "Monday Night Countdown," a pre-game show.
Joe Buck, 52, had been the voice of six Super Bowls for Fox and was also the lead play-by-play announcer for the network's coverage of the World Series. He joined Fox in 1994. When he convened a full slate of NFL games at age 25, he became the youngest play-by-play announcer to do so. Two years after that, he became the youngest play-by-play announcer to call off the World Series at the age of 27.
The New York Post reported that Buck had a year and $11 million remaining on his contract with Fox, but the network would kick him out of it as a gesture of goodness for his time with the company. The Post reported that Buck is expected to sign a five-year contract with ESPN, worth between $60 million and $75 million.
Buck will team up at Fox with his former color analyst, longtime Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Ackman, who left the network at the end of February.
Aikman recently said that he would welcome the opportunity to work with Buck again.
"There's probably much more to be said, and I think maybe it will be at the right time," Ackman told the WFAA on March 1. He has been a wonderful companion. In my opinion, he is the best in the business, and yes, I would love nothing more than to continue working with him. ,
The Post reported that Buck is expected to be involved with select ESPN+ projects in addition to his "Monday Night Football" responsibilities.
ESPN has yet to announce Buck or Ackman's deals.