Report: Sportscaster Joe Buck agrees to new ESPN deal worth $108 million

Sportscaster Joe Buck and ESPN have agreed to a new six-year extension worth approximately $108 million, which guarantees that the longtime announcer will be able to call the cable sports network’s first Super Bowl in February, according to a published report.Read more trending news The Athletic, quoting sources who asked for anonymity, said the new deal would keep Buck behind the microphone calling “Monday Night Football” well into the next decade. That means that Buck would be able to call ESPN’s second Super Bowl in 2031.Buck, 57, the son of Hall of Fame sportscaster Jack Buck, was in the final season of a five-year, $75 million deal, according to the sports news website. His salary will jump annually to $18 million per year, sources said.Former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman, the “MNF” analyst who has teamed with Buck for 25 seasons -- the longest television booth pairing in NFL history -- remains unsigned, The Athletic reported. He is in the final season of a five-year, $90 million d