Joe Buck Sends Message to Fans After Officially Signing With ESPN

Like a referee with a whistle, Joe Buck to  ESPN is official.

The veteran announcer has left FOX to work at ESPN. Buck will be the play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football beginning in 2022. His old co worker at Fox, Troy Aikman, will be joining him as a color commentator for Monday Night Football.

Buck took to Twitter to share his excitement over his new gig.

“I just wanted to take a second to tell you how excited I am to come to ESPN and to do Monday Night Football,” Buck said. “I get to do it with Troy, Lisa Salters, John Perry, the entire crew, etc. It’s going to be an absolute blast.”

Beyond excited for the next chapter of my life. Here we go!!! @TroyAikman @espn pic.twitter.com/ggdlnziFQy

— Joe Buck (@Buck) March 16, 2022

Buck and Aikman will make their ESPN debut on Sept. 12th.

ESPN has a total of 22 games on its network this season, so expect to see plenty of Joe.

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