Prime Video Thursday Night Football Announcers

Amazon Prime Thursday night football crew includes 1. Kirk Herbstreit 2. Kaylee Hartung 3. Terry McAulay 4. Marshawn Lynch 5. Al Michaels and 13 others.

On the 28th of September 2017, the streaming site began broadcasting the season games starting with the Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers match which was held in Week 4.

That year, Amazon aired 11 games. Ross Dyer, Tommy Smyth, and Tommy Smyth served as the commentator that season. For 2018, Beth Mowins was hired as the play-by-play announcer.

In 2020, James Lofton, Andrew Catalon, Sherree Burress, and Terrell Davis also worked as announcers.

Kirk Herbstreit

Herbstreit has been in the media field since 1996. Kirk debuted as a color commentator for NFL on Amazon Prime in March 2022.

He stepped into the broadcasting world through ESPN.  As a former college athlete who played at Ohio State University as a quarterback, his knowledge of football is immense.

Born on 19 August 1969 Kirk slowly climbed up the ladder in the field of sportscaster. For his skills as an analyst, he bagged five Emmy Awards for Sports.

Herbstreit also commentated on NCAA Football. He worked for Monday Night Football as well. This year, he will be reporting GameDay on ESPN, Saturday Night Football, and TNF.

On his Instagram bio, Kirk describes himself as Ohio State Alum, believer, diehard Reds and CBJ fan, and someone who loves sports in general. Also, he mentioned that he loves his job.

Some of Herbstreit’s best work includes TV shows like:

• College GameDay
• ESPN College Football
• Saturday Night Football
• Herbstreit Knows Best

Al Michaels

Al Michaels a.k.a Alan Richard Michaels is a widely recognized name among football fanatics. He will be serving as the play-by-play announcer on Thursday Night Football in 2023 as well.

Since 1971, he has been working with NBC Sports although he took a gap in between. Starting in 1986, Alan joined ABC Monday Night Football.

After that, the 78-year-old began working at NBC Sunday Night Football as the play-by-play commentator. He will be describing everything that happens on the field based on his good judgment.

Per USA Today, Michaels is one of the top 10 sports announcers. Except for American football, he has reported on other sports like basketball, ice hockey, boxing, baseball, and horse racing.

Kaylee Hartung

Hartung has been hired as the sideline reporter for TNF since 2022. Kaylee is present on the football field where she closely inspects the matches and gives an overview of the happenings.

She is also employed as contributing correspondent at the TODAY show and NBC News. She is a Louisiana-born reporter who completed her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism as well as politics.

From CBS News, Hartung’s journey in media commenced. Then, she went landed a job opportunity at ESPN. For 2 years, she also served at the reputed cable network CNN.

Here is a complete list of all the announcers at Thursday Night Football on Prime Video alongside their age:

Thursday night football pre game hosts consist of Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Richard Sherman. Andrew Whitworth is also on the list.

They will be analyzing the 2023 NFL season pre-match. Simply, the commentators will give a presentation and analysis just before the sporting event takes place.

Sports veterans and other talented correspondents will be previewing the National Football League games. It all started in the year of 1964 with the CBS network. 

Charissa Thompson

NFL gameday prime host Charissa Thompson has been hosting Thursday Night Football (TNF) on Amazon Prime since 2022. She not only commentates on the pregame but also halftime and postgames.

The 41-year-old is a seasoned sportscaster who has been active in this arena since 2007. She has been associated with the National Football League for a long time.

Fox NFL Kickoff and NFL on Fox are some of the television shows in which she has worked as a reporter. Thompson’s career took off after she landed a job at ESPN where she hosted on SportsNation.

She called it quits with ESPN and rejoined Fox Sports. Today, Charissa is about to spend a decade working as an anchor for Fox Sports.

NFL gameday prime female host did an incredible job in the 2022 season. So, Thompson has been hired again for the role.

Tony Gonzalez

NFL Network pregame host includes Tony Gonzalez, who is predominantly known for playing at the position of tight end in the American Football League.

During an interview with Forbes in 2022, he mentioned that it had always been a dream for him to do TNF. The 6 feet 5 inches tall commentator is loved for his critical assessment of the game.

Since August 2019, he has been serving as an analyst on Thursday Night Football per his LinkedIn. Before that, he used to work as an analyst on NFL on Fox. 

From August 2014 to February 2017, Gonzalez performed the role of host on NFL Today. The 14 times Pro Bowl-playing former athlete had a record-breaking career.

Tony performed on the field as an NFL player from 1997 to 2013 after getting drafted in the first round as the 13th overall pick by Kansas City Chiefs.

The 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee has a record for most career receiving yards for a tight end and most career receptions for a tight end which stands at 15,127 and 1,325 respectively.

Ryan Fitzpatrick

NFL Network gameday prime host consists of the retired quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Ryan got recruited in the 7th round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.

Recently, on 2 June 2022, he disclosed to the world about his retirement after 17 seasons of journey on the American gridiron. Soon after, the news broke that Fitzpatrick will be the co-host at TNF alongside Charissa, Tony, and a few others.

NFL on Prime Video tweeted, “Adding a little Fitzmagic to Thursday Night Football” on the 22nd of June 2022. The 40-year-old Harvard graduate gave out his views and interpreted the 8 matches immediately before the games began. 

Fitzpatrick had an interesting run in the National League because he associated with 9 teams including Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and Houston Texans among others.

Thursday night football halftime commentators are Charissa Thompson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Whitworth, Richard Sherman, and Tony Gonzalez.

Aqib Talib was supposed to be one of the announcers with a six-member team but he had to leave due to personal reasons. Usually, halftime lasts for 12 minutes.

The game comes to a halt for these few minutes. The halftime anchorperson will also cover the postgame activities.

Richard Sherman

Sherman notoriously called the TNF a ‘poopfest’ in 2016. Little did he know that he would be joining the same as an analyst 6 years later.

The Super Bowl XLVIII champion last played in 2021 and joined Amazon Prime as a broadcaster a year later. It is only fair that he joins the crew because who knows about football better than the player himself?

Richard played as a cornerback for Seattle Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2011 to 2021. He was recruited by the coveted league in 2011 as the 154th overall pick.

As a college athlete, he started off with the position of wide receiver. On account of knee injuries, Sherman had to take the role of cornerback.

During his whole career, he had total tackles of 495, 2 sacks, and 37 interceptions. Meanwhile, Sherman became the NFL interceptions leader in 2013.

Andrew Whitworth

Whitworth is also a retired professional who played in the position of Tackle from 2006 to 2021. Being a reporter on Prime is a completely new journey for him.

He became part of the crew in 2022, and after doing a fantastic job in the first regular season game at TNF, he is all set for the 2023 season.

From 2006 to 2016, Andrew played for Cincinnati Bengals. Then, he joined the Los Angeles Rams in 2017.

Standing at a height of 6 feet and 7 inches, the former offensive lineman emerged victorious in the Super Bowl LVI. In total, he participated in 239 games in NFL.

Whitworth was named the First-team All-Pro two times in 2015 and 2017 whereas in 2014 he earned the title of Second-team All-Pro.

It will be enjoyable to see his commentary and insights in the halftime, pregames, and post-matches.

Amazon Prime Thursday night football contract with NFL worth $1 billion per year was made in 2021. The deal will last for 11 years till 2033.

According to the plan, the streaming site would take over as an exclusive broadcasting partner from 2023. But, they began official broadcasting in 2022.

History was created the day this agreement was done. It was not the first time an online site would be streaming the game but broadcasting full packages of such a big sports event had not happened before.

Based on the news published by CNBC, this deal could be worth $100 billion within a decade. In 2022, more than 13 million people tuned in to Amazon to watch TNF in week 1 per Forbes.

Amazon Prime is one of the top streaming services which costs $15 monthly to gain a premium membership.

One of the reasons for this site to collaborate with the NFL is to boost its exclusive members and gain overall success. Jay Marine, the global head of sports at Amazon is the mastermind behind this extraordinary deal.