Overview

• During the Eagles–Giants Thursday Night Football broadcast, Al Michaels twice referred to a non-existent trade sending Saquon Barkley to Philadelphia.
• Michaels first corrected himself on air after Kirk Herbstreit spoke and a producer appeared to prompt him through his earpiece, then referenced a “trade” again early in the second quarter.
• Barkley left the Giants in the 2024 offseason and signed a three-year free-agent deal with the Eagles before winning Offensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl that season.
• Viewers on social media criticized the mistake and some called for Michaels to retire, though others defended his legacy.
• The slip followed reported struggles on the previous week's TNF broadcast, and there were no official statements from Michaels or Prime Video in the coverage.