{"id":566374,"date":"2026-04-05T17:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/566374\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:29:07","slug":"troy-aikman-addresses-his-new-but-still-undefined-role-with-the-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/566374\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Aikman addresses his new (but still undefined) role with the Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once upon a time, the Cowboys beat the Dolphins in the Super Bowl. If the two teams somehow cross paths in the championship game in the not-too-distant future, Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman will definitely have a dog in the fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Clarence E. Hill Jr.<\/a> of DLLS Sports, Aikman made it clear that he\u2019s now all-in for the Dolphins. It\u2019s still not clear, however, what Aikman will be doing.<\/p>\n

Aikman explained that he was approached by the Dolphins to assist with the General Manager search. Then, he was asked to help find a new head coach. Now, he\u2019ll be sticking around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll continue to help in ways that are yet to be defined,\u201d Aikman said.<\/p>\n

While Aikman\u2019s specific role is TBD, the thinking is that Aikman can help the effort. In the same way that Tom Brady is helping the Raiders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all franchise quarterbacks that have been in the league for any length of time,\u201d Aikman said, \u201cI 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. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd 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\u2019d come along, and then, you know, I was so far removed at this particular time, I didn\u2019t think it would ever happen. But so it\u2019s kind of scratched that itch, but, you know, I don\u2019t have any ownership. I don\u2019t have the influence, if you will, that Tom seemingly has there with the Raiders. So it looks similar, but I\u2019m not so sure that is.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is similar in one important respect that continues to be glossed over by the league and the broadcast networks. While calling games for all 32 teams, Aikman now has a clear interest in the success of one of them. And he apparently plans to leverage the things he learns in his primary job to assist the performance of his second one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Dolphins were wise in understanding my relationships around the league,\u201d Aikman said. \u201cAnd knowing that I have information that they don\u2019t have or can\u2019t get. And I think they were smart in taking advantage of that \u2014 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. But, no, I don\u2019t feel there\u2019s a conflict [with the Cowboys]. But I will say I\u2019m pulling for the Dolphins . . . because now I have something at stake, and I think they hired two really talented, wonderful people, and I think that\u2019s gonna prove itself out. . . But, yeah, I\u2019m pulling for them. I want to see them do well because I feel like my fingerprints are on it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

While there may be no direct conflict with the Cowboys until they play the Dolphins, the conflict of interest between Aikman\u2019s main job and his side job is clear. And it will become an issue the moment Aikman shows up to visit another team\u2019s facility and\/or attend another team\u2019s practice \u2014 especially if that team is on Miami\u2019s 2026 schedule.<\/p>\n

As to Aikman\u2019s dual role, the league has said it will address the situation \u201cat the appropriate time<\/a>.\u201d In the interim, Aikman will be in the draft room with the Dolphins, further cementing the fact that he\u2019s on the payroll and working to advance the team\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n

Having a slice of equity doesn\u2019t matter. Aikman is on the payroll. He wants the Dolphins to win. They\u2019ve hired him, as Aikman said, due to the fact that he has \u201cinformation that they don\u2019t have or can\u2019t get.\u201d<\/p>\n

His two jobs have clearly conflicting interests. One employer will expect him to gather information that will help him perform that job to the best of his abilities. The other employer will expect that the information gathered in the first job will be shared for strategic purposes in the second job.<\/p>\n

Aikman is right about one thing: If the league is going to allow teams to hire broadcasters to funnel \u201cinformation that they don\u2019t have or can\u2019t get,\u201d every team should be smart enough to do it. <\/p>\n

It all goes back to Brady\u2019s dual role. The moment the league shrugged at Brady working as Fox\u2019s No. 1 analyst and owning a piece of the Raiders, a bridge was crossed. Aikman is merely the second guy across that bridge. Unless the league burns that bridge down, any team that doesn\u2019t follow suit will be at a competitive disadvantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Once upon a time, the Cowboys beat the Dolphins in the Super Bowl. If the two teams somehow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566375,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":["post-566374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}