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Troy Aikman plots life after Fox: I want to run NFL team
Preparing for the draft has opened Troy Aikman’s eyes.
The Cowboys’ Hall of Fame quarterback said he is strongly considering pursuing an NFL front-office job in the near future.
“That’s always been an interest of mine,” Aikman told “The Doomsday Podcast.”
“If the opportunity does present itself, and I am not saying it will, I’d have to take a hard look at it. I’ve said many times that I do believe there is another frontier for me beyond television. And I love my broadcasting career, I’ve loved doing it, it’s afforded me a lot of time with my girls, who have a few years left before they’re off to college. When that happens I’ll be able to take a step back and say what exactly do I want to do.”
Aikman has been with Fox since he retired in 2000 and has been a part of the top broadcasting team since his second season at the network. Aikman confirmed a report by The Post’s Andrew Marchand that he is in talks with Fox for him and Joe Buck to also call the network’s recently acquired Thursday night package. Aikman will be a part of the NFL Network’s draft coverage on April 26, which will be simulcast on Fox.
Aikman, 51, is confident after speaking with Broncos president John Elway that his abilities would translate to a front-office job.
“Do I want to continue with broadcasting or maybe get involved with something else? That something else very well may be a front-office opportunity,” Aikman said. “That would require a change of lifestyle, a change of location, it wouldn’t happen here in Dallas. I think it’d be something I’d be really good at it.
“The challenge of it would be the most compelling part. As a player I had beliefs of how a team should be run, the type of players that would be required. I remember talking to John Elway about it, he wanted to prove a former player could do it. All these GMs think, ‘Oh, what does this guy know.’ What John Elway told me was he knows what a championship locker room looks like, and he’s been on those teams.”
Troy Aikman plots life after Fox: I want to run NFL team
Preparing for the draft has opened Troy Aikman’s eyes.
The Cowboys’ Hall of Fame quarterback said he is strongly considering pursuing an NFL front-office job in the near future.
“That’s always been an interest of mine,” Aikman told “The Doomsday Podcast.”
“If the opportunity does present itself, and I am not saying it will, I’d have to take a hard look at it. I’ve said many times that I do believe there is another frontier for me beyond television. And I love my broadcasting career, I’ve loved doing it, it’s afforded me a lot of time with my girls, who have a few years left before they’re off to college. When that happens I’ll be able to take a step back and say what exactly do I want to do.”
Aikman has been with Fox since he retired in 2000 and has been a part of the top broadcasting team since his second season at the network. Aikman confirmed a report by The Post’s Andrew Marchand that he is in talks with Fox for him and Joe Buck to also call the network’s recently acquired Thursday night package. Aikman will be a part of the NFL Network’s draft coverage on April 26, which will be simulcast on Fox.
Aikman, 51, is confident after speaking with Broncos president John Elway that his abilities would translate to a front-office job.
“Do I want to continue with broadcasting or maybe get involved with something else? That something else very well may be a front-office opportunity,” Aikman said. “That would require a change of lifestyle, a change of location, it wouldn’t happen here in Dallas. I think it’d be something I’d be really good at it.
“The challenge of it would be the most compelling part. As a player I had beliefs of how a team should be run, the type of players that would be required. I remember talking to John Elway about it, he wanted to prove a former player could do it. All these GMs think, ‘Oh, what does this guy know.’ What John Elway told me was he knows what a championship locker room looks like, and he’s been on those teams.”
