Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Wednesday that Amazon agreed to a multi‑season, eight‑figure extension for Kirk Herbstreit that keeps him in the Thursday Night Football booth.
- The contract is shorter and more flexible than Herbstreit’s original deal and explicitly allows Prime Video to exit if it can sign a top target such as Sean McVay.
- Reports say the new deal pays more than $10 million per year and was structured to preserve Amazon’s ability to pursue marquee non‑traditional hires it has chased before.
- Herbstreit’s ESPN agreement also expires after this college season and ESPN plans to wait until the season ends before addressing it, leaving his dual roles unresolved.
- Amazon is also planning for play‑by‑play succession — Al Michaels remains on short deals and Ian Eagle is viewed as a potential long‑term replacement — a setup that keeps Prime Video stable now and flexible later.