NFL studio analyst and former head coach Jimmy Johnson stopped short of saying he was going to retire after Super Bowl 59 during the pregame show. However, the vibes felt as if Johnson would step aside after this season as they featured a special segment about the former Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins coach.
Is Jimmy Johnson Retiring After Super Bowl 59? Fox Pays Tribute Just in Case
Is Johnson going to retire, or will he be back next season? Fox Sports did not want to run the risk of Johnson retiring without honoring him, featuring the former coach in a spotlight during the Super Bowl 59 pregame show.
The coach was an original member of the Fox pregame show and has given his candid opinions on the sport since he retired from coaching.
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“I was blessed to have great players, great assistant coaches, and great friends,” Johnson said to his colleagues after the tribute video.
The tribute praised Johnson’s national championship as a defensive lineman at Arkansas in 1964, as well as another in 1987 as head coach of the Miami Hurricanes. In the NFL, Johnson added two Super Bowl rings with the Dallas Cowboys in 1993 and 1994.
Right after Johnson and the Cowboys won their second Super Bowl, Johnson joined the Fox NFL Sunday show alongside former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw and Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Howie Long. The trio, who are all in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, still appear each week of the season together more than 30 years later.
That could change soon. Johnson did tease retirement in the pregame segment. Studio show host Curt Menefee asked Johnson whether this Super Bowl would be goodbye. Johnson responded, “one day at a time.”
It’s the same answer Johnson gave reporter Andrew Bucholtz this week in New Orleans when asked about his broadcasting future:
“I used to say ‘One more year,’ and then it got to be, ‘Well, I don’t know,’ and now it’s ‘One more day at a time.’ I never know,” Johnson said. “I’ll just see how I feel here going into next year.”
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