Legendary play-by-play voice Al Michaels signed a three-year contract to call for Amazon Prime Video in 2022.
When that deal expired after the 2024 season, Amazon brought Michaels back for the 2025 campaign on a one-year deal, with the plan being to take things on a year-by-year basis when it comes to being the play-by-play voice of .
If Michaels, who has been calling NFL games since 1975, has his way, he will be back for the 2026 season.
During an appearance on this week’s , the 81-year-old Michaels said he wants to return to Amazon and .
“I feel really good right now. It’s been a good year. A lot of fun. I love the people I’m working with. So if I had to make a decision today, I would want to come back. It’s a two-way street here. They could tell me, ‘Hey, we gotta move on. it’s time to make a transition.’ All that. It could happen.
“But as of the moment, as we sit here on this mid-November afternoon, I feel really good. Still love what I do. And again, work with a tremendous crew. So, yeah, I think at this moment in time, I’d like to continue, yes.”
Michaels’ partner, Kirk Herbstreit, initially inked a five-year contract with Amazon in 2022, so he is signed through next season.
After being saddled with a subpar schedule in the first couple of years of the NFL has boosted the quality of games for Amazon, which has a very strong schedule the rest of the season. For the second season in a row, Michaels and Herbstreit will also call a wild-card playoff game.
You can listen to Michaels’ full appearance on below or on Apple and Spotify.
