Highlights
- Dave Pasch is stepping down as Arizona Cardinals radio play-by-play announcer after 24 seasons, beginning in 2002.
- Pasch signed a multiyear extension with ESPN to call NFL, college football, and basketball games.
- He is slated to join ESPN's No. 2 NFL booth, behind Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
- Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill praised Pasch's professionalism in a statement following the announcement.
Dave Pasch is leaving the Arizona Cardinals radio booth after 24 seasons to take an expanded, exclusive role with ESPN, the team announced Thursday.
Pasch joined the Cardinals in 2002, with his first game featuring Jake Plummer at quarterback, and spent more than two decades balancing Cardinals radio duties alongside ESPN assignments covering college football, the NBA, and college basketball. He partnered with color analyst Ron Wolfley for 20 of those years before Wolfley retired ahead of the 2025 season.
The move comes after Pasch signed a multiyear extension with ESPN. According to SI.com and Awful Announcing, he is in line to join ESPN's No. 2 NFL broadcast team, behind Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
During his Cardinals tenure, Pasch called the team's 2008 Super Bowl run, which included Super Bowl XLIII, and the 2015 NFC championship season, broadcasting games featuring Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald.
Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill acknowledged Pasch's departure in a statement, saying his talent elevated every broadcast, according to the team's official release.
The Cardinals have not announced a replacement. Pasch's expanded ESPN NFL duties begin with the upcoming season.
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