Joe Buck has been calling NFL games for three decades, establishing himself as one of the best broadcasters of his generation. That being said, he has ruffled a few feathers along the way. Buck made his NFL debut during the 1994 season.
During a press conference shortly after the Bears hired Ben Johnson as their next head coach, McCaskey was asked to share his thoughts about Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady calling a divisional-round matchup Saturday between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders on Fox Sports alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt.
Joe Buck was a fairly divisive broadcaster when he first started calling NFL games, but most fans have come to appreciate what he brings to the broadcast
Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey took an unexpected shot at NFL play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, during a press conference on Wednesday. It started more as a response to a question about Tom Brady’s inclusion on the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders Divisional Round broadcast.
"Troy has won, lost, bled, sweated, and he's earned his opinion," Buck said. "That's what makes for great, honest TV."
“You guys f—ing hate me, I know,” the sportscaster told the crowd gathered at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer on Friday for the “They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce” show. “But tonight, when I walk off this stage, you will love me.”
If the fat lady had sung, Joe Buck certainly didn’t hear her. A frustrated Vikings team looked lethargic, dismayed and shocked as they slowly went to the line of scrimmage and were still running the ball Monday while trailing the Rams by 18 with 6:24 remaining.
ESPN announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman criticized the Vikings' for a lack of urgency throughout the fourth quarter and also touched on Darnold's contract situation, which Aikman said is "a different conversation today than it was two weeks ago."
If you watch a lot of NFL broadcasts like I do, you’ve probably noticed there’s a certain way broadcasters usually talk about the referees. They rarely criticize them directly, even when they seem wrong.
Starting from their own 20-yard line, after a deep pass to Jordan Addison fell incomplete, the Vikings tried a draw play, a run for Cam Akers. And then they tried another run to Akers. One yard short of a first down, they ran a sneak with quarterback Sam Darnold.
Taylor Swift was in the house for the Kansas City Chiefs divisional round win over the Houston Texans. But she wasn’t just there as a fan. She was also playing peacemaker. Before the game,
Now, after his performance in Week 18 and in the playoffs, some believe he lost some money. Even ESPN commentator Joe Buck, who called the game alongside Troy Aikman, believes Darnold has cost himself some money.