Jimmy Johnson’s five-word message proves how difficult Fox NFL Sunday retirement decision was to announce

JIMMY Johnson’s short, yet simple message on live television showed how hard it was for him to retire from the Fox NFL Sunday program.

The 81-year-old Dallas Cowboys legend announced his retirement on Colin Cowherd’s The Herd on FS1 on Monday.

Jimmy Johnson, Fox Sports analyst and former Dallas Cowboys coach.
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Jimmy Johnson has been a star on Fox NFL Sunday for over 30 yearsCredit: AP

Jimmy Johnson announcing his retirement from Fox NFL Sunday.
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The 81-year-old announced his retirement from the hit show on Monday’s edition of the FS1 show The Herd and shared a message about how tough the decision wasCredit: NFL via X formerly Twitter

After 31 years of being part of Fox NFL Sunday, Johnson made the decision to leave the hit show.

He will leave behind Michael Strahan, Howie Long, Curt Menefee, and Terry Bradshaw.

“I’m going to miss it,” Johnson told Cowherd.

“I’m going to miss all the guys, and I’ll see them occasionally, but it has been a great run starting back 31 years ago.”

Johnson’s confirmation about his broadcasting future coming to an end came after a segment was dedicated to him at the Super Bowl last month.

He broke down in tears and hinted about retiring from Fox NFL Sunday.

Johnson’s time with Fox, and as an NFL analyst, has officially come to an end.

“As you know, probably the most fun I’ve ever had in my career, and that’s counting Super Bowls and National Championships, was at Fox Sports,” Johnson told Cowherd.

“I have an absolute ball with my friends on the set, and the best friends I’ve ever had there with Fox.

“And I’ll tell you on top of that, I love working for Eric Shanks, our CEO, and our producer Bill Richards.

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“But I’ve made an extremely difficult decision.”

Johnson also revealed that he’s been thinking about retirement “for the last four or five years.”

The future of Bradshaw will now be under a microscope, as he shared last month that he’ll be retiring when Fox broadcasts the next Super Bowl, which will be in 2029.

The Pittsburgh Steelers icon has two years left on his contract.

‘I want him to be great’

Terry Bradshaw has given Tom Brady some advice ahead of the seven-time Super Bowl champion joining him on Fox’s NFL coverage.

And the Pittsburgh Steelers icon said he is rooting for Brady to succeed.

“Tom has always had a protection thing there,” Bradshaw told US Weekly.

“We know about his wife, we know about his kids. We know a little bit about him, but we don’t really know him. In Tom’s situation, there is a certain amount of unknown that spurs on curiosity.

“I want him to be great, and I think he will be. But we don’t know enough about him.

“Will we see a different side? Will he be funny? Will he be witty? Will he break the game down properly?

“I’m pulling for him, because television is not easy. You can’t lie to the camera because it picks it up.”

Johnson has been a mainstay on Fox NFL Sunday.

Before his TV career, he won two Super Bowls as a head coach with the Dallas Cowboys.

And Johnson spent four seasons as the Miami Dolphins’ head coach.

“I tried to bring out the best in everybody that I came into contact with,” Johnson added.

“I don’t care what their role was, I don’t care how important they were.

“I don’t care if they were a Hall of Fame player or an intern on our set, I tried to bring out the best in everybody.”