Troy Aikman is in the news again, and this time it isn’t about football on the field. The Hall of Fame quarterback has said openly that his time at ESPN may end when this season does. Fans have started asking questions about his career, his family, his money and his Super Bowl history. Here is what is known right now, and what is only talk.
Where Things Stand With ESPN
Aikman is 59 and works as the lead analyst on Monday Night Football. He is in the final year of a five-year ESPN deal that pays him $18 million a year, and the contract runs out after the Super Bowl in February. That game, Super Bowl LXI, will be shown on ESPN and ABC, so he still has a big job ahead of him.
The tension comes from his longtime partner. Joe Buck, who has sat next to Aikman in the booth for 25 years, recently signed a six-year extension reportedly worth more than $100 million. Front Office Sports reported there was tension between the two men over the contract situation. Aikman did not shut the door on that talk. On a Dallas radio show he said there was probably a time and a place to discuss it, and that he did not know if now was the time.
More recently, Aikman said he will finish the season and then become a free agent. ESPN is reportedly waiting until the season ends before it talks to him about a new deal. One report claims he asked for around $30 million a year. That figure is unconfirmed, so treat it as a rumor.
The Dolphins and Cowboys Angle
This season Aikman also has a side role. Earlier this year he advised the Miami Dolphins during their search for a new general manager. Reports say his formal job there was limited to the head coach and GM searches, and Miami hired Jeff Hafley and Jon-Eric Sullivan. He has no ongoing agreement with the team now.
That arrangement still caused a few headaches. The NFL placed limits on him that are similar to the ones Tom Brady faced at Fox, which affects how he prepares for Monday games. He has to join production meetings remotely and cannot attend practices at team facilities.
The latest twist is that Aikman has said he would think about a job with the Dallas Cowboys if Jerry Jones wanted him. He also admitted that his broadcast career could be taken away from him. For a man who spent 12 seasons as the Cowboys’ quarterback, a return in some form would make for a neat story. No offer has been reported.
Is Troy Aikman Married?
This is one of the most searched questions about him, and the short answer is no. He is not married right now.
Aikman has been married twice. His first marriage was to Rhonda Worthey, a former Cowboys publicist, and they have two daughters, Alexa and Jordan. That couple announced their split in January 2011 after about ten years together.
His second marriage was to Catherine “Capa” Mooty. They married in Santa Barbara in September 2017. That marriage ended when the divorce was finalized in July 2023. Aikman later told The Athletic that this period was his “rock bottom.”
If you are searching for “Troy Aikman wife,” you may run into old headlines about an engagement to Capa Mooty. Those stories are from before the wedding and are out of date.
Who Is He Dating?
Aikman is now in a relationship with Marisa Howard. He made things public in June 2025 by posting vacation photos from Croatia that showed Howard with his daughters. D Magazine described her as a former model and children’s book author. She was going through a divorce from her ex-husband at the time, which she filed in July 2024. Aikman and Howard have also been seen at events together, including a birthday dinner in Dallas.
Aikman has always been fairly private about his love life, so it is smart to be careful with gossip pages that claim to know more.
Troy Aikman’s Net Worth
Net worth numbers for celebrities are guesses, and Aikman’s are no different. The most common estimate is about $65 million. Other sites throw out figures as low as $40 million and as high as $75 million, and a few make claims that are clearly wrong. Nobody outside his circle knows the exact number.
What we can say is where the money comes from. He reportedly earned around $55 million in salary and bonuses during his 12 NFL seasons. Since then, television has been the main engine. His $18 million a year at ESPN is a big piece of that, and he spent about twenty years at Fox before the move. Over the years he has also done endorsement deals and business ventures, though he has stepped back from some of them.
Troy Aikman’s Super Bowls
This is the part of his story that will never change. Aikman won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys. The wins came in Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII and XXX, which covered the 1992, 1993 and 1995 seasons. He was named MVP of the first one, when Dallas beat the Buffalo Bills. The Cowboys beat the Bills again the next year, then topped the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third.
The next few months will tell us a lot. Here are the main possibilities people are talking about:
- Stay at ESPN if the two sides can reach a deal, though the Buck situation makes that harder.
- Move to another network or a streaming service, which is one reason his name keeps coming up in the press.
- Take a front-office job, which he has said he is interested in, possibly with Dallas.
Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. Net worth figures are estimates, and personal details come from public news reports that may change. Please check official sources for the latest updates.
