Jimmy Johnson retires: NFL legend announces retirement from broadcasting

Jimmy Johnson, an NFL coaching legend and a main figure on “Fox NFL Sunday,” announced on Monday he will retire from broadcasting.

Johnson joined FOX Sports in 1994. He joined the network after his time coaching the Miami Dolphins came to an end. He would regularly appear with Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long and later Michael Strahan and Rob Gronkowski to offer pregame, halftime and postgame analysis of NFL games.

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The 81-year-old two-time Super Bowl champion head coach revealed on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” that the 2024 season would be his last.

“I’ve made an extremely difficult decision, I’ve been thinking about it for the last four or five years, and I’ve decided to retire from FOX,” he said. “I’m gonna miss it. I’m gonna miss all the guys. It’s been a great run starting back 31 years ago.”

FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks called Johnson’s retirement news “bittersweet.”

“Jimmy Johnson was there when ‘FOX NFL SUNDAY’ came on-air for the first time 31 years ago, and since then has been a cherished member of our FOX Sports family, which makes today’s retirement news bittersweet,” Shanks said in a statement.

Fox Sports “NFL Sunday” analysts Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson, and Fox “NFL Sunday” co-host Terry Bradshaw look on before Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)

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“Jimmy served as an inspiration to generations of football fans with his legendary swagger, one-of-a-kind insight and signature humor. From his motivating pep talks to his unmatched energy over the years, he was our coach who always pushed us to be better. We’re incredibly grateful for his contributions in making ‘FOX NFL SUNDAY’ the top pregame show on TV, where we shared countless memorable moments, highlighted by surprising him live on-air with the news he was being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame – an occasion we will never forget.

“Coach will be sincerely missed and we wish him the best as he sets sail into retirement, like only Jimmy Johnson can.”

From left to right, former Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin, Jimmy Johnson and Emmitt Smith react during the Ring of Honor ceremony at half time of the game against the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 30, 2023. (Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

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Bradshaw and Long are the only other teammates who have been on the show since its inception in 1994. Pam Oliver joined FOX’s NFL coverage in 1995.

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