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Trade Rumors: NBC Reportedly Will Not Send Al Michaels to ESPN
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Via Andrew Marchand at the New York Post:
NBC Sports has declined ESPN’s initial request to engage in trade talks to acquire Al Michaels, according to sources.
“We look forward to Al completing his contract and calling ‘Sunday Night Football’ games on NBC,” Greg Hughes, an NBC Sports spokesman, told The Post.
Marchand reported last week that ESPN wanted to pair Michaels with Peyton Manning for Monday Night Football and replace the duo of Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland.
What now?
If I’m ESPN I’m offering CBS whatever they want for Kevin Harlan. Multiple draft picks, cash considerations, broadcasters to be named later, etc. Name your price. Harlan is currently my #1 sports broadcaster in America.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com