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Al Michaels to Return as Amazon's Thursday Night Football Voice in 2026

He says he will continue only as long as he believes he is at the top of his game.

Overview

  • Sports Business Journal, as cited by Awful Announcing, reports Prime Video has confirmed Michaels will be back as lead play-by-play for at least one more season.
  • Michaels is scheduled to call the Packers–Bears Wild Card game on Saturday night.
  • He told Richard Deitsch that he feels great and evaluates his future on a year-by-year basis.
  • After this season, he plans to travel to Lake Placid for an event honoring the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, a game he famously called.
  • He will be 82 when next NFL season begins, and his recent broadcasts have drawn some social media criticism over his on-air energy.