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Amazon, the largest retailer in the world, is expected to pay in the neighborhood of $100 million for this single game on Black Friday, one of the largest retail days on the calendar.

"It’s a full-circle moment. It’s back to my roots in many respects. I always wanted to be a part of a national telecast … and here I am," said Smith.

"In the booth, there’s technique, there’s fundamentals that go along with it that just take time to kind of learn, to kind of train. Just like as a quarterback. It doesn’t happen overnight."

"While she has spent the last few years as a reporter for CNN and ABC News, Hartung is no stranger to football sidelines."

"We really believe these new platforms give us the ability to innovate beyond where we are today and make the experience for our consumers so much better. It obviously makes it more available to our consumers, and particularly the younger demographic which is one we really want to get to".

The NFL has had the respective bids of Disney, Apple and Amazon for weeks now. DirecTV has not bid for the package but has stated it is willing to partner with the new rightsholder for a potential deal.

"Originally, it was expected that Kay Adams would be in the lead chair for Thursday Night Football."

"Amazon is considering other options in the event that Adams chooses to go with another of her reported suitors."

"No deal is done yet. A source tells McCarthy that it hinges on McAfee's very busy schedule, but a Megacast is appealing to the former punter.'

"The entire 2022 schedule will be released on Thursday night with primetime specials on both ESPN2 and NFL Network."