Troy Aikman appears to have confirmed that he will leave ESPN. Pro Football Talk, in a post by Mike Florio, said Aikman told listeners he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be." PFT's framing is that Aikman "seems to" confirm the move. We have only the feed summary, not the full context of his remarks, so he has not been shown announcing a destination or a departure date.

The quote follows earlier reports about the Monday Night Football pairing. Yahoo Sports and SB Nation, where Mark Schofield wrote the piece, both asked whether Aikman and Joe Buck were headed for a breakup. Schofield wrote that, if recent reports are to be believed, the partnership "could just be nearing its end." He noted that the pair took over Monday Night Football coverage for the 2022 NFL season. Those two pieces were framed as a question about the pair. The PFT item is the one that carries Aikman's own words.

The reporting leaves several things open. None of the summaries we have says when Aikman would leave, whether that would come during this season or after it, or where he might go. They also say nothing about Buck's plans, so the idea of a split between the two rests on the reports Schofield cites. Anything beyond Aikman's "next landing spot" line would be speculation.

Our archive covers Aikman only as a player. His 2000 season, his last in our tables, shows 11 games, 153 completions, 1,616 passing yards, 7 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. That has no bearing on his broadcasting future, but it is a reminder of how long he has been a public figure in the sport.

What comes next is a clarification from Aikman or ESPN. Nothing in the reporting we have says either side has made a formal announcement, and a destination would be the next real piece of news.