{"id":397473,"date":"2022-01-22T02:52:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T23:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/al-michaels-not-thinking-retirement-with-nbc-deal-ending-soon\/"},"modified":"2022-01-22T02:52:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T23:52:44","slug":"al-michaels-not-thinking-retirement-with-nbc-deal-ending-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/al-michaels-not-thinking-retirement-with-nbc-deal-ending-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"#Al Michaels not thinking retirement with NBC deal ending soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Al Michaels not thinking retirement with NBC deal ending soon<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Al Michaels is a free agent after he calls Super Bowl 2022 for NBC, and he does not have an eye towards retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Michaels, 77, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on HBO\u2019s \u201cBack On The Record With Bob Costas,\u201d and told his former NBC colleague he doesn\u2019t plan on the Feb. 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> being his last.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope not and I don\u2019t think it will be,\u201d Michaels said. \u201cSo, my current contract with NBC ends after the Super Bowl. At this point, I feel great. I do want to continue to do this next year, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Costas brought up Amazon, which is picking up exclusive rights to \u201cThursday Night Football\u201d next season. The Post\u2019s Andrew Marchand has linked Michaels as the potential play-by-play caller for that package for the past several months. <\/p>\n<p>NBC signed Mike Tirico away from ESPN in 2016 for a number of roles, with one of the most prominent being the eventual heir apparent to Michaels on \u201cSunday Night Football.\u201d Michaels has almost seemed to relish that as a personal challenge, and he remains extremely sharp on football broadcasts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Back On The Record With Bob Costas | Al Michaels Official Clip | HBO\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgwj833boZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Costas asked if the upcoming Amazon package meant Michaels had options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do at the moment, yeah,\u201d Michaels said. \u201cBut that\u2019s talking in switchbacks. I\u2019m not sure exactly what combination will or won\u2019t be available, or whether it will be a combination or an exclusive situation. But the opportunity is there to continue on. And as we sit here right now, and we\u2019re eight or nine months away from the next football season \u2026 Yeah. To me, retirement is almost a dirty word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/e8694331-5bf3-4cf2-8bce-2551592c0cbe\/ea0596d4-aa41-4990-b6e0-15521c4d4f8e?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Michaels recalled doing a Bills game in the 1990s after legendary Bills coach Marv Levy had turned 70. The Pro Football Hall of Famer told Michaels, \u201cWhen you start thinking about retiring, you\u2019ve already retired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s advice Michaels seems to have taken to heart.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-483835156.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Al Miichaels and Cris Collinsworth in 2015.\" class=\"wp-image-20778811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-483835156.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-483835156.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-483835156.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-483835156.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Al Miichaels and Cris Collinsworth in 2015.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt this point in my life, I\u2019m just living in the moment,\u201d Michaels said. \u201cand just enjoying the hell out of this season in particular.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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