Sportscaster Al Michaels is expected to return to Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football announcing booth next season, according to a report from The Athletic.
Michaels three year deal expires at the end of the season but sources said the 80-year-old play-by-play veteran has decided to come back on a year by year basis. Michael gets an estimated $15 million a year for his services.
Last year, Michael was outspokenly critical of the quality of the games he was covering on TNF. This year the NFL gave Prime Video a schedule has featured better teams and matchups that have gone down to the wire.
Michaels is scheduled to call an opening round NFL playoff game on Prime Video after the regular season concludes.
The Athletic said that Amazon and Michaels declined comment.
Michaels began his network television career in 1971 with NBC Sports. He spent a year with CBS Sports in 1975 before joining ABC Sports in 1977. He returned to NBC Sports in 2006.
In addition to his high-profile roles on Monday Night Football and Sunday Night Football, Michaels made the famous call when the U.S.A. hockey team beat Russia in the 1980 Olympics Miracle on Ice and was on camer when an earthquake struck during the 1989 World Series.
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