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Jimmy Johnson announces retirement after being part of FOX's NFL reporting for 31 years

Jimmy Johnson has announced his resignation of Fox Sports after being part of his NFL reporting for 31 years. The 81-year-old Johnson made the announcement during an appearance at “The Herd with Colin Cowherd”. He said he was thinking about retiring for four or five years. He said he would miss the people with whom he worked and called it a great 31-year-old run. Johnson worked with Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw and the analysts Howie Long and Michael Strahan. As a trainer, he won in 1987 with the Dallas Cowboys and College Football National Championship with Miami with Miami.

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