ESPN analyst Troy Aikman used a sexist trope during the Chiefs-Raiders game on Monday night after another brutal roughing the passer penalty. (Isaiah J. Downing/USA Today) ESPN “Monday Night Football” analyst Troy Aikman was, understandably, upset after a bad roughing the passer call right before halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 30-29 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. It’s easy to understand why. Yet right before play resumed, Aikman made a sexist comment during the broadcast. “I hope… Source link
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A seismic shift may be going down in the world of NFL broadcasting. Troy Aikman, currently the top NFL color commentator for Fox Sports, is deep in negotiations to leave the network to become the lead analyst for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. The deal will be reportedly be for five years, with a salary in the neighborhood of Tony Romo’s $17.5 million per year contract with CBS. It’s a good time to be a former Dallas Cowboys starting… Source link
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Dallas Cowboys NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman is ready to take on Big Beer names such as Budweiser and MolsonCoors with the same intensity as he did long-time rivals the New York Giants on a Sunday primetime matchup. Well sort of, but you get the point. Aikman, 55, revealed Tuesday he will be launching EIGHT beer after two years of developing the product along with award-winning brewmaster and beer industry veteran Phil Leinhart. Billed as suds for the modern beer drinker — in… Source link
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