Cris Collinsworth’s famous smooth “slide” in the NBC broadcast booth was actually born out of necessity. Collinsworth has since retired the move but it was a topic brought up by Eli Manning ...

Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth are some of the longest-tenured, most respected and most frequently criticized NFL broadcasters to ever hold the job at the highest level -- each of them working ...

NBC implemented a succession plan when Mike Tirico took over for Al Michaels during the 2022-23 season. Michaels subsequently joined Amazon Prime Video as the play-by-play announcer for Thursday ...

Cris Collinsworth Reveals The Valuable Lesson He Learned From Calling ‘Sunday Night Football’ With Al Michaels December 29, 2023, 7:12pm ESTBy Lou Flavius Follow Us 693 ...

Missing from the broadcast, however, is his longtime "Sunday Night Football" partner, Cris Collinsworth. The latter's absence from the "TNF" broadcast is a multifaceted situation.

Why isn't Cris Collinsworth calling games with Al Michaels? Explaining the NFL's new 'Thursday Night Football' booth Zac Al-Khateeb October 6, 2022 • 4:16 am PDT ...

Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels (left to right) report from the sideline set before an NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in ...

Michaels and Collinsworth were in NBC's broadcast booth for Super Bowl 56 between the Bengals and Los Angeles Rams in February. On Monday, Michaels finalized his deal to call NFL games for Amazon.

Michaels had served as NBC's play-by-play commentator for Sunday Night Football since 2006, first pairing with John Madden through 2009 before Chris Collinsworth took over as the color commentator.

Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels are going their separate ways. The longtime duo will be apart in 2022 as Michaels has decided to join Amazon for their new Thursday Night Football spot.

Michaels spends time with Collinsworth’s family whenever there’s free time and vice versa. Therefore, their friendship goes beyond the broadcast booth.