Troy Aikman Says ESPN Likely Moving On as Contract Nears End Troy Aikman believes ESPN is going in a different direction with no extension talks, and his contract expires in March after Super Bowl 2027. He and Joe Buck, the longest-tenured NFL broadcast pairing at 25 years, may call their final game together. Troy Aikman expects this will be his farewell ESPN tour. The pending free agent said he has yet to have extension talks with the network and doubled down Thursday on his belief that ESPN is moving on. Troy Aikman Predicts Departure From ESPNAikman, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, has been open about not having a deal after this one expires. His broadcast partner Joe Buck recently got a six-year, $108 million contract from ESPN. In his first comments about the situation to 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas, Aikman referred to a future employer."There's probably a time and a place for all that. I don't know if now is the time," Aikman told the station, as transcribed by the Dallas Morning News."I don't know if it's hard to figure out kind of what happened. I'll broadcast through this season and I'll be a free agent at the end of the year and kind of see what happens," he said."I'm looking forward to whatever the rest of this season does hold and the Super Bowl and all that and where my next landing spot may be. " Aikman later added stronger comments to Jimmy Traina, podcast host and writer for Underscore Media. "It just seems to be where they're going - that they're gonna go in a different direction because there's been no talks, no contract negotiations," Aikman said. "We're in a Super Bowl year.Contract Timing Questions Super Bowl BroadcastThe Super Bowl is Feb. 14. My contract ends in March. It just doesn't seem logical that if they were gonna keep me, something wouldn't be in place before that," he said. Traina asked Aikman if it will be tough to work the remainder of the season given that he thinks he is gone from ESPN."The rest of the season will be fine. Excited about it. Looking forward to it," Aikman said."It's awesome that we got the Super Bowl. Not a problem at all.Longest NFL Broadcast Pairing Faces End" Aikman and Buck are the longest-tenured NFL broadcast pairing in history at 25 years, and it seems that Super Bowl 2027 will be their final game together. Previously reported that ESPN is planning to talk a new contract with Aikman after the Super Bowl, although it raises the question of why the company took a different approach with Buck.Aikman's comments add another layer to the situation, especially since he is already making comments about how he believes he will be gone soon. He and Buck will be back behind a microphone next Monday in Santa Clara, California, when the undefeated 49ers host a game. What could be next for Aikman would be a step in an interesting NFL analyst carousel in the offseason. Aikman also serves as an ongoing front office consultant and advisor for the Miami Dolphins.That team is in disarray and could look to overhaul its management team if the losing continues.