Kevin Harlan calls Thursday Night Football an ‘eye-opening experience’ for Al Michaels
"It’s a little different swimming in those Thursday night waters than it is Sunday night, isn’t it?"
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Al Michaels talks about ongoing Dan Snyder controversy
""Just my feeling, I think what the league would love is for Snyder to sell the team."
Al Michaels is also bored with Colts vs. Broncos game
The game wasn't simply boring, it was farcial.
Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ criticized for initial Tua Tagovailoa injury coverage, though they soon adjusted
Michael Smith's appearance during the post-game show helped Amazon save face.
Al Michaels, Amazon punt on meaningful Deshaun Watson discussion during Thursday Night Football
"If $230 million guarenteed doesn't motivate you to do the things you need to do, I give up."
Cris Collinsworth talks to Kay Adams on the end of the Collinsworth Slide
"So what do you do? Do you do it just for effect? I don't know, I don't know what I'm going to do."
Al Michaels called online book marketplace founder Jeff Bezos ‘one of the great mathematical minds in history’
"He didn’t know how to play craps, I go 'one of the great mathematical minds in history can’t figure that out?' I’ll teach."
Amazon’s Kirk Herbstreit: ‘I want to be the best booth in television’
"I want to be the best booth in television. NBA, MLB, college — I want to be the best."
Al Michaels ‘really comfortable’ with Kirk Herbstreit in Amazon ‘Thursday Night Football’ booth
"We didn’t take the game to its conclusion because we said, ‘Hey, this is gonna work.’"
Robert Kraft called Rupert Murdoch to pitch Al Michaels as Joe Buck’s NFL on Fox replacement
"When Kraft did that, I think it was more in terms of [Fox] has the Super Bowl two of the next three years and we want somebody [experienced]."
Al Michaels seems skeptical of Tom Brady’s Fox contract: “Can’t be just for doing games”
"The Brady deal, I don’t know whether the number is right"
Al Michaels receives emeritus role at NBC Sports
Al Michaels might be the lead voice for Amazon's NFL coverage but he's not completely leaving his previous professional home.
Kirk Herbstreit: I don’t know yet how to balance college football & the NFL
"The one thing I’m anxious about is getting into a routine"
