Troy Aikman has a 'pretty good idea' when he'll retire

Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman is preparing for his second season of Monday Night Football on ESPN. It sounds as if Aikman may not be in the broadcast booth too many more years after this.

The former Cowboys star joined The Ticket sports talk radio station in Dallas on Monday and discussed his future as a broadcaster and how much longer he’ll continue to call games before retiring. Aikman shared that he has a “pretty good idea” when he will retire.

“I probably give it more thought than I should. I’m very mindful, I always have been, of our time being limited, and exactly what it is you want to do with it. And So I pose the question to myself a lot, that if you’ve got x number of years left, what exactly do you want to do with that time,” Aikman said. “And I go a step further and does that include broadcasting, does that include living in Texas? Is there a place I’d maybe rather experience?”

Aikman still enjoys broadcasting for now, but it’s not something he wants to do forever. He has other interests outside of football that may start taking up more of his time as he gets older.

“I don’t know how much longer I’ll do it. I’ve got a pretty good idea. And not to suggest that I’m retiring any time in the near future, but I’ve got an idea as to when I believe that I’ll retire,” Aikman said. “And I’ve had many people say, ‘Well, I won’t fully retire, I’ll always probably have a hand in something.’ And that may be true. I don’t know. I know I enjoy my offseasons. I enjoy having time to go do some of the things that I enjoy.”

At one point, Aikman thought being an NFL General Manager might be in his future. He no longer believes that is the case, but he would consider helping an NFL team in some capacity — whether officially or unofficially.

“The talk has always come up about whether or not I want to be a General Manager. And I think that has passed,” Aikman said. “But there may come a time that I’d be interested in just helping out with a club, with an organization. And not necessarily in an official capacity. I think that would be enjoyable.”

Aikman also recently started selling a beer, which has kept him busy. Other interests include giving back to the community more.

Troy Aikman doesn’t know what exactly the future holds, but he knows he’s not going to be a broadcaster for the rest of his life.

“I’ve launched a beer and that’s kept me really busy over the last two years and been traveling around the state of Texas with that. But it’s also been enjoyable. But beyond that, I don’t know,” Aikman said. “I feel like I’ve given back a lot to the community, but I feel like I can give back to our youth and maybe help out in some way. And when I say youth, that may very well professional athletes, as well. By that time, they’ll be considerably younger than I am, so I’ll be calling them youngsters there, as well.”