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A trio of NFL announcing teams are expected to change ahead of the 2027 regular season next year.
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There’s a lot of intrigue about the future of some of the No. 1 broadcasting teams for top networks. All eyes are currently on ESPN, where the network has locked up Joe Buck to a longterm extension, while Troy Aikman remains on an expiring contract.
“I thought something would be done prior to the start of this season,’ Aikman said on the “Sports Media with Richard Deitsch” podcast. “I’ve never gone into a last year of a contract ever since I signed with the Dallas Cowboys. So, I thought that it would be done. It’s not. When it might get done, if it gets done, is anybody’s guess, and it’s just not something that I’m really putting a lot of energy into.”
Buck is hoping that Aikman will stay put.
“I’m pretty well on record, having begged out of my last years at Fox to follow him to ESPN, where I stand on all that,” Buck said to Unfiltered with Ricky Bo and Bill Colarulo on Philadelphia’s 97.5 The Fanatic. “I legitimately love the guy like a brother. We’re basically the same age; I’m 57, he’s 59. We’ve both been through divorce. We’re both girl dads. 25 years, you’re sharing a lot of life together. Forget games and in the booth and all that stuff.
“So, I hope so. I mean, both of us were up. It wasn’t like we were doing some national signing day where we walk in arm-in-arm and then sign contracts at the same time. We’ve always kind of kept that stuff separate. I’m obviously hopeful, to say the least, that something gets done. But that’s kind of his world, and ESPN’s world, and I’ve got to kind of mind my own yard in that stuff. I think that’s the best way to be.”
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Many, though, think this could be the final year for Buck and Aikman.
Buck and Aikman might not be the only top NFL announcing team that breaks up this season, too.
Sports media insider Ryan Glasspiegel believes that three No. 1 NFL announcing teams will be different before the start of the 2027 regular season.
Three NFL announcing teams expected to be different in 2027
Glasspiegel is predicting that these three networks will have different broadcasting teams in 2027:
- ESPN
- Amazon
- CBS
Glasspiegel believes that ESPN will go with Joe Buck and Greg Olsen in 2027, as Olsen could leave FOX. Meanwhile, he believes that Amazon will be going with Ian Eagle and Troy Aikman. Lastly, he believes that CBS will officially replace Tony Romo with J.J. Watt.
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Who do you see replacing these announcers in 2027?
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This story was originally published October 11, 2026 at 6:18 AM.