Mike Tirico will call Thursday Night Football for NBC
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Mike Tirico will call 'Thursday Night Football' for NBC Published: May 31, 2017 at 09:41 AM Around the NFL Writer Mike Tirico will call games for NBC in 2017. that the NFL approved NBC's request to allow Tirico to be the play-by-play announcer for* TNF*, taking Al Michaels' Isaac Bonga Jersey place next to analyst Cris Collinsworth. Last season, the NFL insisted Michaels perform both the Sunday night and Thursday night duties as NBC's No. 1 broadcast team, per its contract with the network. The league will now allow Tirico to take over the Thursday game with Michaels remaining on Sunday nights. "We're excited to have Mike join Cris for , giving us two top teams in the booth for TV's two most watched primetime shows," an NBC spokesperson told Ourand. NBC's Thursday night broadcasts begin Nov. 9 and run through Dec. 14. CBS will broadcast a five-game slate on Thursday nights from Sept. 28 through Oct. 26, with new No. 1 crew of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo calling the contests. All games air on NFL Network. An NFL spokesman confirmed the change from Michaels to Tirico in a statement to the Sports Busine s Daily: "Although there have been a number of changes in the networks' broadcast booths over the past couple of seasons, our priority, and the priority of our network partners remains the Ish Smith Jersey same - produce a high quality, engaging broadcast that our fans love whether its Thursday, Sunday or Monday. For , we get that with Mike Tirico, a terrific broadcaster, and Cris Collinsworth Shabazz Napier Jersey at NBC and the new team of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo at CBS." The change is good for all parties. Tirico is as good a football play-by-play announcer as there is in the busine s and will give fans a more diverse voice in primetime. It also takes a burden away from Michaels calling multiple night games in a week. Get pumped for primetime! This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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