Al Michaels reportedly nearing mega deal to work for new NFL TV partner, call 16 games

Al Michaels is close to a deal to call games for a new NFL television partner, as he’s primed to leave NBC Sports.

The legendary broadcaster, who recently completed his 16th season as the voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football and record 36th campaign as the play-by-play announcer of the NFL in primetime, is landing with a new NFL partner.

Andrew Marchand of The New York Post reported that Michaels is set to call NFL games for Amazon and be in the booth for 16 “Thursday Night Football” games. Michaels was initially expected to call 11 games, but 16 explains where the $30 million contract talk came from, Marchand reported.

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

There was talk of Al Michaels’ possibly just doing 11 of the 16 Amazon games, which is where the $30 million range contract talk came from. He is now doing all 16, if deal goes through with Amazon. So that total salary number maybe headed even further north. #DoYouBelieveInMoney

— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 15, 2022

Michaels was previously rumored to head to ESPN and possibly be paired with Tony Romo in what has been a busy offseason for NFL broadcasters and media stories. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, previously partners on FOX Sports’ No. 1 team, are reportedly ticketed for ESPN to call “Monday Night Football.”