One of the biggest NFL TV free agents is staying with ESPN for a deal that will push her yearly earnings past $2 million per year, The Post has learned.
Analyst Mina Kimes and ESPN have inked a contract that will pay her a little more than $1.7 million per year, according to sources.
She also has a separate deal with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions for her podcast. Omaha and ESPN have a partnership agreement.
On Wednesday, Dan Le Batard said that Meadowlark had signed Kimes to continue to appear weekly.
Kimes’ role with ESPN will basically stay the same, as she’s a featured member of “NFL Live” and makes other appearances on ESPN’s shows.
The ESPN deal is a major raise that moves Kimes from six to seven figures and is in the same neighborhood as her “NFL Live” teammate, Marcus Spears, who signed a four-year deal over the summer.
The exact term of Kimes’ contract is not yet known, but ESPN has been hoping to lock up their top people through their Super Bowl year in 2026-27.
While Kimes wanted to stay at ESPN throughout the process, according to sources, the timing of her negotiations weren’t ideal.
In June, ESPN laid off around 20 on-air people and has vowed to be much tighter in negotiations.
Top ESPN executives were nervous during the summer about the possibility of losing Kimes, according to sources.