Al Michaels Speaks On His Future With Thursday Night Football

Al Michaels turns 80 in November and shows no signs of stopping.

The play-by-play announcer for Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night Football will soon have a big question to answer because his contract expires after this season.

It is only fair to ponder about his future going forward.

Al Michaels talked with The New York Post this week about his future plans.

“The reality is, I’ve trained myself to live in the present. I have for a long period of time. I don’t like to go into the past. People love to hear stories about the old days — I’m bored with it,” Michaels told The Post.

“Down the line, I don’t know what’s going to happen. Nobody does. Right now, I feel great. I’m looking forward to the start of the season. I’ve made no decision in terms of what will happen in the future.”

Whether he retires after this season or in the future, Michaels’ place in sports broadcasting history is already secure, and he has nothing left to prove.