Greg Olsen reportedly seen as favorite to replace Troy Aikman at ESPN despite brief history with network brass

If Troy Aikman leaves ESPN after this season, much of the industry already has a pretty good idea of who will sit next to Joe Buck. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported that Fox’s Greg Olsen is widely considered within sports media circles to be the frontrunner to replace Aikman on Monday Night Football. ESPN could also try to lure Peyton or Eli Manning , Travis or Jason Kelce , according to Marchand, or dangle the possibility of an NFL role to Kirk Herbstreit , though Herbstreit just signed a new deal to remain on Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football .