Troy Aikman responds to report of tensions in the booth with Joe Buck over contract situation

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Troy Aikman was given the opportunity on Thursday to refute there has been tension between himself and broadcast partner Joe Buck and he didn't take it.

He didn't deny it.

Actually, he kind of fed into it.

So the broadcast team that has been together for more than two decades and is slated to broadcast Super Bowl LXI on Feb.

14, the first ever on ESPN, apparently has beef.

"There's probably a time and a place for all that to be discussed," Aikman said about the situation on Sportsradio 96.7 in Dallas on Thursday.

"I don't know if now is the time.

DOLPHINS CONSULTANT TROY AIKMAN WILL BE LIMITED IN MNF ROLE LIKE RAIDERS MINORITY OWNER TOM BRADY IS ON FOX "I don't know if it's hard to figure out kind of what's happened." Aikman was asked specifically whether a report of tension between him and Buck prior to Monday night's game between the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams is true.

And that was his answer.

The bright, articulate analyst who breaks down plays immediately after they happen didn't tear down a report by Front Office Sports that he and Buck had an argument before they worked the game together.

And over what? The fact Buck has signed a new contract to remain with Disney/ ABC/ ESPN as the play-by-play man on Monday Night Football, and Aikman doesn't have any deal in place beyond this season.

There has been ongoing tension between the longtime partners about this season and FOS reported Buck "broke the ice" on this tension, but he and Aikman had an argument as a result.

Tensions obviously cooled and the two men broadcast the game and apparently intend to continue broadcasting together through the Super Bowl.

But what happens after that remains uncertain.