Former Dallas Cowboys superstar quarterback Troy Aikman might be in hot water for his new role with the Miami Dolphins. 

Mike Florio, a renowned NFL journalist, has an issue with Aikman working for the Dolphins and calls it a clear conflict of interest. On the recent episode of the NFL on NBC, Florio goes on a tirade against Aikman.

“You got to pick a lane. You're going to work for a team, or you're going to work for a network. You can't do both.”

Troy Aikman, after retiring in 2000, immediately started a new career in broadcasting and currently serves as an analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football. 

In January this year, the Miami Dolphins hired the Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN Analyst, Troy Aikman, as a consultant to help with their search for a general manager. Adam Schefter reported this, and at the time, it was not meant to be a permanent role. 

Recently, the three-time Super Bowl winner appeared on the Rodeo Time podcast with Dale Brisby and confirmed he might work with the Dolphins again.

“Where that might go, I’m not sure. I’m going to continue to work with them in some capacity,” Aikman said. 

This is where Mike Florio asks the questions. Florio said, “There was a time when things like this mattered. They don’t matter anymore, and they clearly don’t matter to the NFL. That makes it easier for Troy Aikman.” 

The reason this becomes a conflict of interest when you are a broadcaster and work for an NFL front office is how objective are you going to be on the broadcast? 

Florio further added, “So week four, Bills vs. the Dolphins, Monday Night Football, what’s he (Aikman) going to do? Is he going to Bill’s practice? Is he going into the Bill’s facility?” 

Florio clearly disagrees with the notion that former NFL players cannot do both: be involved with an NFL front office and be a broadcaster. And he puts the blame on one former player for paving the way forward.

Which Former Player Does Florio Blame for This?

Florio blames Tom Brady, the former superstar quarterback who calls games for the Fox Network and is a co-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, for this fiasco.

Florio said, “Tom Brady is in the catbird seat of calling games for all 32 teams. He partially owns one of them.” 

The journalist also calls out the NFL, saying they have softened the rules because it is Tom Brady. 

Florio further added, “It is an advantage as it relates to his (Tom Brady's) unique ability as an owner of a team to monitor the league at large and to get a peek behind the curtain every week at two teams as they’re warming up, as people are talking.”

Though Aikman does not have equity in the Dolphins as Brady does with the Raiders, Aikman is still getting paid for the job, and this does not sit well at all with Mike Florio.

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Written by

Samvruth Raj

Edited by

Sayantan Gayen