Troy Aikman shed a sliver of light on his role with the Miami Dolphins.
The former Cowboys quarterback and long-time NFL analyst is involved with the Dolphins, although anything beyond the word “consultant” is unknown.
Seriously, nobody knows what his actual role currently is. He’s just assuring everyone that he’ll be doing… something.
“I’ll continue to help in ways that are yet to be defined,” Aikman said in an interview with Clarence E. Hill of DLLS Sports.
Aikman, 59, was reportedly hired three months ago as a consultant to assist with the Dolphins’ general manager search.
The team subsequently hired Jon-Eric Sullivan, who was in the Packers front office from 2004 to 2022, and was hired to replace Chris Grier in Miami on Jan. 9.
“I think all franchise quarterbacks that have been in the league for any length of time,” Aikman said, “I think we all come out of the game thinking that we could run a team, and know what it takes, and certainly having been a part of some championship teams, and I know what the locker room feels like, and what a winning locker room should be like.”
Aikman continued, “And so I really thought I would go in that direction when I was getting out of football, but because of things in my personal life, it kept me from really being able to devote time in that way. But, in the back of my mind, I kind of hoped it’d come along, and then, you know, I was so far removed at this particular time, I didn’t think it would ever happen. But so it’s kind of scratched that itch, but, you know, I don’t have any ownership. I don’t have the influence, if you will, that Tom (Brady) seemingly has there with the Raiders. So it looks similar, but I’m not so sure that is.”
Aikman is a six-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion who put together a Hall of Fame NFL career while under center for the Cowboys from 1989 to 2000. He was Fox’s lead football analyst from 2001-2022 before moving, along with partner Joe Buck, to become ESPN’s current “Monday Night Football” broadcast team.
He’s still keeping his role with Miami close to the vest, and like Brady, it doesn’t appear he’ll be stepping away from TV while serving as something of a guide for an active NFL team.
“I think the Dolphins were wise in understanding my relationships around the league and knowing that I have information that they don’t have or can’t get,” Aikman said. “And I think they were smart in taking advantage of that, whether it was through me or through somebody else. The Cowboys have never elected to do that, at least with me. You know, maybe they have with others.”
