Fox has reportedly begun negotiations with former Saints coach Sean Payton to become its No. 1 analyst in the event Troy Aikman leaves the network to join ESPN or Amazon Prime Video for "Monday Night Football" or "Thursday Night Football" broadcasts, respectively.According to a ' Michael McCarthy, Fox is offering Payton, 58, a contract worth $10 million annually. The Super Bowl-winning coach made $9.8 million with the Saints during the 2021 season, per multiple reports.MORE: Sources who spoke to McCarthy about Fox's interest in Payton suggested the network may take a more cautious approach with him, however. One source said Fox doesn't want to be stuck in a long-term contract with someone unsuited for the role, while anotherexpre sed concern that Payton may return to coaching, especially if the Cowboys Shane Greene Jersey head-coaching position opens up.The second (the Cowboys) fire Mike McCarthy, its Paytons job. The whole world knows that, the source said. Its tricky to hire a coach who might only do it for one year. You want to build a busine s. You want to build what you had with (Aikman) for 20 years.When Payton , he acknowledged to reporters that he had pondered moving to the broadcast booth."I think Id like to do that," he said. "I think Id be pretty good at it."MORE: FOS reports that former Panthers tight end Greg Olsen has also received interest in the Fox position. The network's No. 2 analyst impre sed in the role in his first full-time season in 2021 so much so that he reportedly is receiving interest from Amazon about a studio position for its "TNF" broadcast.FOS also reports that several teams have contacted Olsen about coaching and front-office positions. But the outlet added that Olsen's budding podcast network indicates he may be committed to exploring a media career.McCarthy's report indicated Fox has feelers out on other potential prospects as well, which corroborates a Wednesday night report from Andrew Marchand. Those include Rams coach Sean McVay, fresh off a victory in Super Bowl 56; 49ers general manager John Lynch; and former Colts/Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. Josh Donaldson Jersey