Dallas Cowboys legend Troy Aikman's second marriage came to an end last year.
Aikman married Katherine “Capa” Muti in 2017, and their divorce was finalized in July 2023. Despite having a number of high-profile TV jobs over the past few decades, the 57-year-old announcer has been able to maintain a private life.
But the notoriously private “Monday Night Football” commentator recently opened up about some of the inner conflict he's been dealing with since his marriage to Muti fell apart.
Aikman said realizing the union wouldn't be successful was his “rock bottom.”
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Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman takes the field before a game at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 6, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Glaesl/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“Failure. That was my rock bottom,” the Cowboys Hall of Famer told The Athletic.
Aikman proposed to Muti while they were vacationing on Lake Como in Italy, and People magazine reported that the pair had been dating for about a year before getting engaged.
Longtime NFL announcer Troy Aikman said he missed out on a chance to become a general manager and hinted at retirement.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer said he always wanted to avoid “complacency.”
“For me, contentment has always been a four-letter word. I never wanted to be satisfied,” Aikman said. “I never wanted to be around someone who was satisfied. It just wasn't a place for me.”
Announcer Troy Aikman on the field before the game between the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field in Chicago on October 20, 2019. (David Banks/Getty Images)
However, The Athletic noted that Aikman was able to hide the “inner struggle” he was facing.
“His success, so visible to all, concealed an inner conflict no one knew about,” the magazine reported. “Aikman had wrestled with it for decades, fighting his own happiness and chasing goals that might or might not have existed.”
Former NFL quarterback and television commentator Troy Aikman is seen before the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals at EverBank Stadium on December 4, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Aikman has two daughters with his first wife, Rhonda Worthy, a former Cowboys public relations executive. Aikman and Worthy's 10-year marriage ended in 2011.
Muti has two children from a previous relationship. Instagram Profile The Aikman surname is still included.
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Aikman has worked with Joe Buck since 2002, initially working as a trio with commentator Cris Collinsworth. Aikman and Buck teamed up three years later. Both announcers signed with ESPN in 2022 to work on “Monday Night Football.”
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