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Amazon's 81-year old Al Michaels reveals retirement plans for Prime Video NFL broadcasts
Al Michaels isn't giving up the microphone yet. The Amazon Prime Video play-by-play broadcaster for their NFL Thursday Night Football package is 81 years old, and he plans to keep calling the games for at least another season.
In a move that has sparked both nostalgia and debate among NFL fans, Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that legendary broadcaster Al Michaels will return as the lead play-by-play announcer for Thursday Night Football in the 2026 season.
Amazon Prime Video confirmed to The Athletic ’s Andrew Marchand that Michaels will be back in the booth for Prime Video during the 2026 NFL season. That Michaels will be back calling games shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s heard him talk lately. On the “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” podcast, Michaels made it clear that the passion still exists.
Veteran broadcaster Al Michaels will return to the booth to call NFL games for Prime Video in 2026, according to the Sports Business Journal.