what happened to al michaels

According to the search results, Al Michaels left his position as the play-by-play voice of NBCs "Sunday Night Football" to become the play-by-play caller for Amazon Prime Video's Thursday Night Football coverage. Michaels was replaced by Mike Tirico, who now broadcasts "Sunday Night Football" alongside color commentator Cris Collinsworth. Michaels was also joined in the booth by longtime college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, who previously agreed to join Amazon in addition to his role with ESPN. Michaels returned to NBC to broadcast a pair of wild-card round games, including the Chargers-Jaguars game in Jacksonville.