Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
5 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Prior to the Rams-Bills clash at SoFi Stadium, 25-year broadcast partners Joe Buck and Troy Aikman got into an argument in the booth around their respective ESPN contracts, according to Front Office Sports.
uncertain
Buck → get → Sports
Videos have since surfaced from Monday that seemingly support that case.
asserted
that → surface → case
Prior to going up to the booth, Flea Flicker Football captured clips of Buck and Aikman not speaking to each other while on the field pregame.
asserted
Buck → go → pregame
The outlet shared a video of what it saw as a “stressed” Buck talking to his wife and ESPN reporter Michelle Beisner and another of Aikman heading up to the booth without Buck.
asserted
Aikman → share → Buck
The two reportedly stood near the “Monday Night Football” countdown set for about an hour, but were not seen together nor talking to one another.
uncertain
two → stand → one
The tension comes after Buck signed a new six-year contract with the Worldwide Leader for $108 million last month to keep him as the voice for “Monday Night Football.”
asserted
Buck → come → Football
Aikman, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has not received an offer.
asserted
contract → expire → offer
Buck reportedly “broke the ice” after unspoken awkwardness had festered which then led to an argument with Aikman.
uncertain
which → break → Aikman
An ESPN spokesperson declined to comment to Front Office Sports.
asserted
spokesperson → decline → Sports
The network signed both Buck and Aikman away from Fox on five-year contracts during the 2022 offseason.
asserted
network → sign → offseason
At the time, the three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback with the Cowboys was the first to reach a new deal.
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quarterback → reach → deal
Buck followed weeks later after Fox agreed to let him go in the last year of his contract.
asserted
him → follow → contract
The focus around the drama will only intensify the longer the contract situation drags out around the 59-year-old Aikman, who anticipated a deal to be locked up much sooner.
asserted
deal → intensify → Aikman
“I thought something would be done prior to the start of this season,” Aikman said on the “Sports Media with Richard Deitsch” podcast last month.
asserted
Aikman → think → podcast
“I’ve never gone into a last year of a contract ever since I signed with the Dallas Cowboys.
asserted
I → go → Cowboys
So, I thought that it would be done.
asserted
it → think → ?
It’s not.
asserted
It → ’ → ?
When it might get done, if it gets done, is anybody’s guess, and it’s just not something that I’m really putting a lot of energy into.”
Buck, 57, has also been involved with more properties within the Disney family recently.
He has guest-hosted “Good Morning America” on ABC and hosted “ESPN Jeopardy.”
uncertain
He → do → Jeopardy
He was also recently a guest judge on the Super Bowl-themed “Dancing With the Stars” episode Tuesday.
asserted
He → theme → episode
If Aikman moves on from the network, one prominent landing spot could be in CBS’ top NFL booth that potentially will have an open spot following its split with Tony Romo.
uncertain
that → move → Romo
JJ Watt is occupying CBS’ lead analyst position for the rest of the season.
Buck and Aikman are set to call the Commanders-49ers matchup in Week 6 in Santa Clara, Calif.
asserted
Buck → occupy → Clara
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