SBD: Mike Tirico is leaving ESPN for NBC. https://t.co/lJ6rKI3P3g
— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) April 25, 2016
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.
I like Mike Tirico. This is another deadly blow to ESPN while they keep their trolls.