Jimmy Johnson retires from FOX Sports after incredible run as NFL analyst

Jimmy Johnson, an NFL coaching fable and a main fig connected "Fox NFL Sunday," announced connected Monday helium volition discontinue from broadcasting.

Johnson joined FOX Sports successful 1994. He joined the web aft his clip coaching the Miami Dolphins came to an end. He would regularly look with Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long and aboriginal Michael Strahan and Rob Gronkowski to connection pregame, halftime and postgame investigation of NFL games.

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Fox Sports NFL Sunday expert Jimmy Johnson during a Fox Sports media enactment successful beforehand of Super Bowl LIX astatine Convention Center successful New Orleans connected Feb. 6, 2025. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

The 81-year-old two-time Super Bowl champion caput manager revealed connected "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" that the 2024 play would beryllium his last.

"I’ve made an highly hard decision, I’ve been reasoning astir it for the past 4 oregon 5 years, and I’ve decided to discontinue from FOX," helium said. "I’m gonna miss it. I’m gonna miss each the guys. It’s been a large tally starting backmost 31 years ago."

FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks called Johnson’s status quality "bittersweet."

"Jimmy Johnson was determination erstwhile ‘FOX NFL SUNDAY’ came on-air for the archetypal clip 31 years ago, and since past has been a cherished subordinate of our FOX Sports family, which makes today’s status quality bittersweet," Shanks said successful a statement.

Fox Sports "NFL Sunday" analysts Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson, and Fox "NFL Sunday" co-host Terry Bradshaw look connected earlier Super Bowl LIX betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans connected Feb. 9, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)

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"Jimmy served arsenic an inspiration to generations of shot fans with his legendary swagger, one-of-a-kind penetration and signature humor. From his motivating pep talks to his unmatched vigor implicit the years, helium was our manager who ever pushed america to beryllium better. We're incredibly grateful for his contributions successful making ‘FOX NFL SUNDAY’ the apical pregame amusement connected TV, wherever we shared countless memorable moments, highlighted by astonishing him unrecorded on-air with the quality helium was being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame – an juncture we volition ne'er forget.

"Coach volition beryllium sincerely missed and we privation him the champion arsenic helium sets sail into retirement, similar lone Jimmy Johnson can."

From near to right, erstwhile Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin, Jimmy Johnson and Emmitt Smith respond during the Ring of Honor ceremonial astatine fractional clip of the crippled against the Detroit Lions astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, connected Dec. 30, 2023. (Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

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Bradshaw and Long are the lone different teammates who person been connected the amusement since its inception successful 1994. Pam Oliver joined FOX’s NFL coverage successful 1995.

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