REPORT: Al Michaels ‘Closing In’ On Signing A New Broadcasting Deal

All signs are beginning to point to legendary broadcaster Al Michaels becoming Amazon’s leading man for it’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ broadcasting team.

According to New York Post’s Andrew Marchand, a deal between Michaels and Amazon is “at the half-yard line.”

If Al Michaels' Amazon deal goes through, he will call all of the platforms' 16 Thursday Night Football games, according to sources.

Deal is at half yard line.

— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 14, 2022

The 77-year-old, Michaels has been the lead announcer for NBC’s Sunday Night Football for 15 years. Its’ been reported that Amazon is offering Michaels a 3-year, $33 million deal.

If and when Michaels joins Amazon’s broadcast, he’ll be joined by Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’