Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s longstanding relationship is on the rocks with explosive new details emerging.Last week, it was revealed that the iconic broadcasting pair, who have worked together for 25 years, argued before the Los Angeles Rams–Buffalo Bills Monday Night Football game.Aikman is in the final season of his ESPN contract and a MNF replacement has been toutedGettyThe argument allegedly stemmed from Aikman’s ongoing contract limbo with ESPN, with the Dallas Cowboys legend set to become a free agent after this season’s Super Bowl, the network’s first time televising the event.Conversely, Buck has reportedly agreed a $108 million extension to remain at the network through 2031, while Aikman’s current deal reportedly pays him $18 million a year.Aikman has been vocal about his frustration about not being offered a new deal, and now further reports have emerged detailing just how much his relationship with Buck has deteriorated. Troy Aikman feels ‘f***** over’ by Joe Buck as details of bust-up emergeIn Touch Weekly first reported that the argument between Buck and Aikman nearly came to blows, while Puck’s Dylan Byers has provided further color about prior tensions leading up to the squabble at SoFi Stadium.“There had been weeks of Troy becoming increasingly cold, difficult, short, making comments,” a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Byers. “Joe finally snapped. He basically said, ‘Dude, are we really going to do this?’ And Troy’s position was: You f***** me over!”“They exchanged some very direct and honest feelings,” the unnamed source added.They added that Aikman “saw it as the ultimate act of betrayal.”“They cut this deal in May and put it in a drawer. ESPN didn’t tell him, Joe didn’t tell him.”The blowup sent shockwaves around the NFL when it was first reported, with many fans suggesting tensions were visible during Week 6’s MNF broadcast of the San Francisco 49ers‘ win against the Washington Commanders.Aikman and Buck are the longest tenured announcer pairing in league historyGettyAs the duo opened the broadcast to welcome viewers, fans immediately shared a glaring observation that ‘Aikman didn’t want to be there’.NFL has ‘no concerns’ about state of ESPN’s MNF boothWith concerns mounting, league chief media officer Hans Schroeder has claimed that the NFL has no worries about the state of ESPN’s MNF booth.“No concern. I don’t know if you watched the game on Monday night,” Schroeder said via Front Office Sport’s Mark Maske. “It was an incredible game, right? It was an incredible game and incredible coverage by Joe and Troy, just like they always do.”Despite the league sweeping the issue under the rug, there’s clearly frustrations on Aikman’s part after being blindsided by Bucks’ bumper new deal.With the three-time Super Bowl champion’s broadcasting future more in doubt than ever, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has potentially opened the door for the former quarterback to return to his old stomping ground.Jones spoke highly of Aikman when he was recently asked about him, and admitted he’s keeping close tabs on what his new move could be.Aikman believes the Cowboys will be run differently under StephenGettyAikman was part of the star-studded Cowboys roster in the 1990s that won three Super BowlsGettyJerry Jones monitoring Aikman situation as Cowboys links intensify“No, I think when I said no, Troy is very capable, and he’s so, really, relatively speaking, he’s in his youth as careers go,” Jones said when asked about Aikman’s viability as an NFL front-office exec.“And he’s very capable of doing any one of a number of things, certainly anything to do with football. I don’t know of any area, short of getting back out on the field. I don’t know of any area that Troy wouldn’t be qualified and competent to go into.”Jones added: “I think the world of Troy. And I’m always very interested and so proud of what he’s become, the person as well as the career he’s having. And I’m proud of that, and it feels good to have been with him early as a player. So, yes, I pay a lot of attention to him.”A move into the Cowboys front office would make a lot of sense for Aikman, who has obvious ties to the franchise.The former gunslinger won three Super Bowl titles in four years in with America’s Team during the 1990s, going 74-30 as a starter during his peak between 1991-1996.However, Jones has presided over a period of unmitigated failure in the years since, with this season no different as the team sits third in the NFC West with a 2-4 record.The 81-year-old has faced increasing calls to relinquish football control to someone better suited, and Aikman is a figure that could be trusted to take the pressure off and allow him to focus on non-football-related activities.He also has experience in a front-office role, recently accepting a consultancy position with the Miami Dolphins.Aikman was initially hired by the Dolphins a consultant to search for their next GM and HC, and revealed months ago that he will remain with the team indefinitely after having a hand in the hiring of Jon-Eric Sullivan as GM and Jeff Hafley as head coach.However, just like his ESPN role, Aikman’s Dolphins job is also very much up in the air at the moment, with Front Office Sports reporting: “It’s not known to what extent, if at all, Aikman continues to advise the Dolphins.“But if that’s occurring, it’s not a formal arrangement.”NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?Aikman on Bucks situation, ESPN contractIt ultimately remains to be seen if Aikman and Buck can repair their fractured relationship.Aikman recently spoke out amid the reports of their conflict, doing little to dispel the rumors.“There’s probably a time and a place for all that. I don’t know if now is the time,” he said on KTCK The Ticket. “I don’t know if it’s hard to figure out kind of what happened.“I’ll broadcast through this season and I’ll be a free agent at the end of the year and kind of see what happens.“I’m looking forward to whatever the rest of this season does hold and the Super Bowl and all that and where my next landing spot may be.”Later that afternoon, Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina spoke with Aikman where he doubled-down on his previous comments.“It just seems to be where they’re going — that they’re gonna go in a different direction because there’s been no talks, no contract negotiations,” Aikman told Traina.“We’re in a Super Bowl year. The Super Bowl is Feb. 14. My contract ends in March. It just doesn’t seem logical that if they were gonna keep me, something wouldn’t be in place before that.”“The rest of the season will be fine. Excited about it. Looking forward to it. It’s awesome that we got the Super Bowl. Not a problem at all,” he said.