Troy Aikman Says He Will Continue Role With Dolphins After Consulting on GM Hire
Troy Aikman said on the Rodeo Time podcast that he will continue to work with the Miami Dolphins in “some capacity” after being hired as a consultant to help the club search for a new general manager this offseason.
Troy’s Continued Role With Miami Dolphins
Aikman described the consulting stint as unexpected but rewarding, saying he “dove into it and decided I would do it” and that he “thoroughly enjoyed it and felt like I was of some help. ” The Dolphins brought him in to provide an outside voice with NFL connections during the GM search. The organization hired Jon-Eric Sullivan as its new general manager in January, and Aikman was among Sullivan’s biggest supporters entering the process.
How Much Will He Do — And What He Helped With
The former quarterback’s work extended beyond the GM search; he also stayed on to assist with the club’s search for a new head coach. The exact responsibilities of any ongoing role have not been defined, and Aikman himself said he is not sure where the arrangement might go, only that he plans to keep working with Miami in some way.
When the engagement first emerged, the team made clear it wanted outside perspectives to inform its decisions. Aikman, who had not previously been part of an NFL front office, said the experience scratched an itch he’d had about working in football operations.
Broadcasting Commitments and Potential Conflicts
Aikman emphasized that broadcasting remains his primary focus. He will continue as a “Monday Night Football” analyst and noted that his work in the booth is something he greatly values. In 2026 he will enter his 25th year calling games alongside play-by-play announcer Joe Buck; that pairing is the longest in NFL broadcasting history and is set to call its seventh Super Bowl as a duo.
Media organizations addressed the arrangement by saying his advisory role would not interfere with his broadcasting duties. That assurance did not entirely quiet concerns about a potential conflict of interest, in part because Aikman had been openly critical of the team’s previous coach earlier in the season and then became personally involved in helping reshape the franchise’s leadership.
Why He Took the Gig and What Comes Next
Aikman said a front-office role had always appealed to him more than coaching, but family circumstances and a desire to spend time with his two daughters when they were young kept him from pursuing that path earlier. He described his decision not to chase a time-consuming front-office job while his daughters were young as something he felt would have been selfish.
For now, Aikman said he is happy with the balance he has struck: continuing his long-running broadcasting career while keeping a hand in NFL personnel work in a still-undefined capacity with the Dolphins. He added that he does not know how much longer he will broadcast, but he hopes it will be for a long time.
