Mike Tirico is leaving ESPN for NBC.

[FloorGeneral]

Mike Tirico, one of ESPN’s best known on-air voices, is leaving the network for NBC, according to several sources. Tirico has been a mainstay with ESPN since '91, and given his many roles at ESPN, he will be an incredibly difficult talent to replace. Tirico has been ESPN's on-air face of the NFL, serving as the lead play-by-play announcer for “MNF” since '06. A source says that Sean McDonough, who recently renewed his deal with ESPN, is a leading candidate to replace Tirico on "MNF," though no decision has been made yet. NBC would not comment on the move, with a spokesperson saying that the net does not comment on people under contract with another outlet.

A versatile broadcaster, Tirico also heads up ESPN’s second NBA broadcast team and will continue to call games through this year's playoffs, as his current deal ends this summer. He also has called college basketball and football games and led ESPN’s golf and tennis coverage. Tirico is expected to be the lead play-by-play voice on NBC’s new “Thursday Night Football” package of five late-season games. It is unclear what his other roles will be at NBC, where Al Michaels is the lead play-by-play voice for the network’s signature “SNF” package, and Bob Costas is an established Olympics host, having been selected as primetime host for a record seven Olympics including this summer's Rio Games.

Michaels has two years left on his NBC contract, which runs through '17. NBC’s golf portfolio – the network has deals with the PGA Tour and British Open – also are attractive to Tirico, who is known to be a big golf fan. Tirico is repped by Sandy Montag.

 

[Swiggy]

That money must be

 

[No_bammer_weed]

Looks like NBC is playing hardball with Micheals, and using Tirico as negotiating leverage.

Tirico is alright. I feel like a lot of these Breen, Turico, etc vanilla play-by-play dudes are interchangeable. Not much that distinguishes them from one another. Professional, but basic.

 

[Tide Run This]

Dang that's a big jump for McDonough

 

[Absolut]

tirico is one of the better guys in the booth imo, in any sport.

 

[ALonelyDad]

Going to miss him and Hubie together, ESPN should go after Gus.

 

[Brozay]

Looks like NBC is playing hardball with Micheals, and using Tirico as negotiating leverage.

Tirico is alright. I feel like a lot of these Breen, Turico, etc vanilla play-by-play dudes are interchangeable. Not much that distinguishes them from one another. Professional, but basic.

Tirico is real good imo. And he knows his shyt in basically any sport, dude does his homework

 

[FakeNews]

Wonder if Mike ever found out if he had any African ancestry

 

[thenatural]

I forgot that he was the voice for MNF

Looks like NBC is playing hardball with Micheals, and using Tirico as negotiating leverage.

Tirico is alright. I feel like a lot of these Breen, Turico, etc vanilla play-by-play dudes are interchangeable. Not much that distinguishes them from one another. Professional, but basic.

 

[GunRanger]

al is getting old. this makes sense for the long run. Plus with more tnf games, al cant be doing both because of his age

 

[The War Report]

Damn, everyone is leaving ESPN. Robert Flores just left to join the MLBN. Something is up with the network. This move looks like a step back from Tirico. Unless he wants to have less responsibilities but more dough.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

They gonna push Al Michaels out the door

 

[Tide Run This]

Who are some of the better young broadcasters in the business.

Seeing this and having to suffer through Marv Albert butcher basketball and boxing it got me wondering.

It's crazy seeing nikkas like Mark Jones still at midlevel he been doing games on ABC since 92 if I remember right.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

Damn, everyone is leaving ESPN. Robert Flores just left to join the MLBN. Something is up with the network. This move looks like a step back from Tirico. Unless he wants to have less responsibilities but more dough.

Who doesn't want less work for more pay?

 

[Lootpack]

I forgot that he was the voice for MNF

He is.

@ "vanilla".