​Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty ImagesESPN’s Monday Night Football correspondent Joe Buck just inked a mammoth $100 million contract to remain the voice of their NFL coverage.Buck has signed a six-year, $108 million contract extension with the Disney-owned sports giant, as they prepare to broadcast their first Super Bowl in history.Having first signed in 2022, this deal will ensure that the former Fox News and HBO Sports commentator stays with ESPN until 2031.Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesFans believe Joe Buck’s contract is an example of ESPN’s ‘incompetence’Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported yesterday that Joe Buck has signed a six-year, $108 million contract with ESPN to remain the voice of Monday Night Football for the remainder of the 2020s.This deal comes as the first renewal following Buck’s arrival in 2022, when he was brought in to shepherd their NFL coverage.The reaction to this news was mixed, as some fans believed that Buck had been a bright spot in ESPN’s lackluster coverage of the NFL, while others claimed that him making more money than some NFL players was ridiculous.One fan wrote, “Paying an announcer more than most players in the league is crazy.”Another fan disagreed with this sentiment, citing one of Buck’s broadcast partners: “‘Joe Buck is as good a play-by-play announcer as there is in all of football.’ – Troy Aikman”A third fan took a harsher stance, noting, “No one tunes into MNF to listen to Joe Buck. If they did, the ManningCast would not exist.”“And this is another example of the financial and leadership incompetence at ESPN,” wrote a fourth fan, referencing their big-money deals with other analysts like Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith.A fifth fan echoed these sentiments, saying, “Letting go of so many good people to pay Buck and McAfee ridiculous money is a choice.”But lastly, one final fan actually defended Buck’s announcing, writing, “I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s yelled at the TV, ‘Shut up, Troy and let Joe do all the talking.’”Buck was brought over to ESPN in 2022 following a 17-year stint with Fox Sports, where he became an integral part of both their national MLB and NFL coverage over the years.And while he initially didn’t want to return to calling baseball for the network, ESPN convinced him to cover their MLB Opening Day fixture between the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees last year.Perhaps this new big-money deal will have Buck cover more than just their NFL programming and get involved in other sports like MLB.Read more:‘This is going to scare ESPN’ – NFL fans react to Ryan Clark’s new show after offseason firing‘Made it unwatchable’: NFL fans rip Pat McAfee after Monday Night Countdown debutAaron Rodgers opens up on ‘gutless’ ESPN’s poor handling of Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel situation