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Report: Jason Witten Planning To Retire, Join ESPN's New 'Monday Night Football' Broadcast Team

Cowboys tight end Jason Witten will call it quits to become an analyst for 'Monday Night Football'

Jimmy Traina

Report: Jason Witten Planning To Retire, Join ESPN's New 'Monday Night Football' Broadcast Team
Report: Jason Witten Planning To Retire, Join ESPN's New 'Monday Night Football' Broadcast Team /

ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is set to retire after a 15-year career to become an analyst on "Monday Night Football."

After Witten met with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Friday, Jones said Witten “has not made any decisions that are definite at this time” regarding his professional future.

The network, which wanted Peyton Manning for the role, has revamped the booth after Jon Gruden left to coach the Raiders. Play-by-play man Sean McDonough is headed back to college football and Joe Tessitore is replacing him.

If this is the end for Witten, an 11-time Pro Bowler, he will finish his career with 1,152 catches, 12,448 yards and 68 touchdowns. 

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Jimmy Traina
JIMMY TRAINA

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.

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