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Al Michaels moves to Prime from NBC and his co-announcer Kirk Herbstreit joins him from ESPN.

Al Michaels moves to Prime from NBC and his co-announcer Kirk Herbstreit joins him from ESPN.

New job: Al Michaels will be moving from NBC to Amazon Prime Video to call NFL games this fall. >> Read more trending newsMichaels, 77, the iconic broadcaster who has called 11 Super Bowls, will team with Kirk Herbstreit to be the announcers for Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” streaming service, The Wall Street Journal reported. Michaels moves to Prime Video from NBC. Al Michaels and @KirkHerbstreit are the new voices of Thursday Night Football, exclusively on @PrimeVideo! Prime Video also announced that Fred Gaudelli will be the company’s executive producer for “Thursday Night Football,” according to the AP.

ESPN is near the goal line of landing a top-tier talent to join the “Monday Night Football” booth.

Super Bowl NBC Michaels Football FILE - NBC Sports commentator Al Michaels reports from the sidelines before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills in Pittsburgh, on Dec. 15, 2019. Michaels has a lot to look forward to as he prepares to call next Sunday's Super Bowl. “The time is coming now where after the Super Bowl where I will think about a lot of things. “I went to the first Super Bowl with my brother in January of 1967. And believe me, nobody appreciates it more than I do.”___More AP Super Bowl coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/super-bowl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Super Bowl NBC Michaels Football FILE - NBC Sports commentator Al Michaels reports from the sidelines before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills in Pittsburgh, on Dec. 15, 2019. Michaels has a lot to look forward to as he prepares to call next Sunday's Super Bowl. “The time is coming now where after the Super Bowl where I will think about a lot of things. “I went to the first Super Bowl with my brother in January of 1967. And believe me, nobody appreciates it more than I do.”___More AP Super Bowl coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/super-bowl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Al Michaels finally gets to call a Super Bowl in Los Angeles and will tie the late Pat Summerall for the most by a lead announcer on television.

John Madden has died at the age of 85.

Much like discussions of analytics and Next Gen Stats, gambling topics during pregame shows or even games will be in moderation. According to Play USA, estimates are nearly $12 billion will be wagered this season on NFL games at legal sportsbooks. CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said gambling information will not be a part of game broadcasts for various reasons. “We’re trying to thread the needle with respect to how much gambling information that we should put in our studio shows. Even staunch gambling supporters know that distributing gambling information remains a delicate balance and that the approach of a steady rollout makes the most sense.

Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”.

File-This Feb. 7, 2010, file photo shows New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrating with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Saints' 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game in Miami. Brees, the NFLs leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)NEW YORK – Drew Brees is headed from the Superdome to the Golden Dome. The quarterback great joined NBC Sports on Monday, a day after announcing his retirement from the NFL. Ad“We know that Drew will apply the same work ethic and continuously positive attitude to everything he touches at NBC Sports," NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua said in a statement.

The IIHF also said two members of Sweden’s team staff tested positive. The team said those who tested positive have been isolated and others in the program have been placed in quarantine. The network did not say if Michaels had tested positive or had been in contact with someone who had tested positive. The Huskies said in a statement that no one from their program was in close contact with the individual who tested positive at Seton Hall. Ferentz is the 23rd FBS coach to reveal publicly that he tested positive for the virus.

Michaels was voted the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence by the Hall on Wednesday and will be honored July 24 during the Hall's induction weekend. Michaels gained a national spotlight when ABC had MLB rights from 1976-89 and again in 1994 and ’95, coverage interrupted by the players’ strike. He didn’t broadcast baseball again until a game on the MLB Network in 2011. His best-remembered baseball telecast was when an earthquake struck at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park before Game 3 of the 1989 World Series. “Well, I don’t know if we’re on the air or not and I’m not sure I care at this particular moment but we are.

Lights adorn Allegiant Stadium, new home of the Las Vegas Raiders football team, as it nears completion Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Las Vegas. Now, the NFL is betting big on the once taboo industry, loosening its gambling policies just as the finishing touches were being made at Allegiant Stadium, the Raiders spiffy new home within earshot of the neon-soaked Las Vegas Strip. Theres sports betting, theres daily fantasy, theres casinos, so theres a lot of different aspects to these businesses, said Mac Freeman, the Broncos chief commercial officer. I think what youll find with us carving those first tracks through the field youll see other teams follow pretty quickly as states come on board with sports gambling, Freeman said. No, we are not able to sort of participate in the actual betting volumes or revenue generated, Freeman said.