{
  "id": 11024116,
  "title": "‘The Press Box’ floats Pat McAfee as next Dennis Miller in ‘Monday Night Football’ booth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/the-press-box-floats-pat-mcafee-as-next-dennis-miller-in-monday-night",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T20:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/press-box-floats-pat-mcafee-203017650.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The recent ESPN contract extension worth over $100 million for Joe Buck, the network's voice of Monday Night Football, has left his longtime partner Troy Aikman unsigned, with his current contract set to expire after this NFL season. Network executives, including Buck, are hopeful that Aikman and ESPN can reach a new agreement to keep him on the MNF booth. Speculation has arisen regarding who could replace Aikman if he were to leave ESPN, with the Manning brothers and a dark horse candidate, Pat McAfee, from The Press Box podcast, being mentioned as possible replacements. McAfee, known for his comedy and football knowledge, was compared to Dennis Miller in a recent discussion about the comedian's brief stint in the MNF booth.",
  "summary": "Earlier this month, ESPN and Joe Buck, the network’s voice of Monday Night Football, reached a six-year contract extension worth more than $100 million. However, his longtime NFL broadcast partner, Troy Aikman, whom he followed to the Worldwide Leader from Fox, remains unsigned, with his current contract set to expire after this NFL season. Although…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}