Al Michaels has agreed to a deal with Amazon that will have him serve as the voice of Thursday Night Football, according to the New York Post.
Amazon obtained exclusive rights for Thursday night games in the latest league media deal, which begins in 2022. The Post had previously reported that Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN’s top college football analyst, would serve as the color commentator on the broadcast while remaining in his role at ESPN.
Mike Tirico is expected to take over Sunday Night Football play-by-play duties alongside Cris Collinsworth on NBC. Tirico had already filled in for Michaels in a handful of games over the past few seasons.
Michaels called the NFL in spurts until 1986, when he became the play-by-play announcer for ABC’s Monday Night Football, a position he held for 20 years. In 2006, he and John Madden moved over to NBC for Sunday Night Football. He’s called 11 Super Bowls on television, a record he shares with Pat Summerall.
Al Michaels before a game in 2018.
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