NBC removing Al Michaels from NFL playoff coverage 'kind of a shame,' Tim Brando says

Tim Brando appears on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" to discuss Al Michaels being taken off NBC's NFL playoff coverage.

Tim Brando, the legendary college football and basketball broadcaster, weighed in on NBC’s reported decision to remove Al Michaels from NFL playoff coverage this season.

Brando appeared on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" Tuesday and called the decision "scary for guys like me." 

The FOX Sports announcer lamented the trend of broadcasting companies looking to produce games on the cheap because of astronomical rights fees to even air sporting events.

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Amazon Prime sportscaster Al Michaels walks on the field before a game between the Tennessee Titans and the Dallas Cowboys at Nissan Stadium in Nashville Dec. 29, 2022. (Christopher Hanewinckel/USA Today Sports)

"So, the announcers matter, yeah, but do we matter as much? That becomes, I think, a question," Brando explained to Dakich. "The loss of Paul Azinger on golf, cutting him loose. Billy Packer’s son Brandt, I think one of the best golf producers on the planet, just found out his contract wasn’t being renewed. And Brandt is outstanding. … We’re seeing this across the board beginning to happen.

"When I hear about it happen to someone like Al, that’s pretty unique because you would think he would be above that. Maybe it’s just their way of saying, the industry’s way of saying, ‘OK, you’ve had your day. It’s time to move on.’ But if you still got your fastball — and I think he does — it’s hard. I felt the same way about (Brent) Musburger. They ran him out too soon even though he was well into his mid-to-late 70s."

Brando compared the move to universities changing athletic directors and TV