Troy Aikman has watched the Cowboys’ endeavors from the broadcast booth a close eye on the organization. As a member of the FOX broadcast team, he’s commented on Dallas’ decisions during games while popping up now and then to criticize his former team.
The three-time Super Bowl champion recently appeared on The Ben and Skin Show, and among the topics discussed was whether he would ever have a role within the organization. Aikman detailed what he expected after he retired as a quarterback, saying he thought broadcast was just the start for him for “a few years” before transferring into a role for an NFL front office.
Host Ben Rogers told him he hoped Aikman would take over as general manager in Dallas and the Hall of Fame quarterback put it into perspective.
“I thought my skills would be better used in the front office, but then my personal circumstances changed,” Aikman said. “And as I was talking about earlier with my girls, I became a single father when they were…