Mike Tirico replacing Al Michaels on Browns-Giants due to COVID-19 protocol issues

Mike Tirico gets the relief call for Al Michaels on Browns-Giants

Al Michaels will be out of the booth Sunday when NBC broadcasts the Cleveland Browns-New York Giants game.

The 76-year-old legendary voice failed to clear COVID-19 protocols and will be replaced by Mike Tirico.

Tirico has filled in for Michaels on his bye weeks in the past, including Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Buffalo Bills game.

Michaels said in a statement that he feels fine and has a temperature of 97.5 with no symptoms.

The shift of Tirico caused another move in play-by-play for Week 15 as he was originally on the call for the Carolina Panthers-Green Bay Packers game.

The assignment there goes to Joe Davis.