Report: TE Witten could make $4.5M for MNF gig vs. $1.05M with Cowboys
Field Level Media
Disney or Dallas? Dollars might be the deciding factor for Cowboys tight end Jason Witten.
More than $3 million separates the base salary offered by Disney-owned ESPN for Witten to retire from the NFL to embark on a broadcasting career.
Witten met with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Friday to discuss the likelihood that he would be retiring to join ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” as a replacement in the booth for Jon Gruden.
According to reports, ESPN offered Witten a salary of up to $4.5 million. His scheduled base salary with the Cowboys in 2018 was to be $1.05 million, with the ability to push his total earnings over $2 million with per-game incentives.
When Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen auditioned for the role, he wound up leveraging the job interview into a new two-year deal with the Panthers.
Witten, 35, has 1,152 receptions for 12,448 yards and 68 touchdowns in 15 NFL seasons. He last missed a game in 2003, his rookie season.
After nine years calling “Monday Night Football” Gruden returned as head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Gruden signed a 10-year deal worth $100 million.
–Field Level Media
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