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NFL reveals Week 1 announcers schedule

Which announcers will be on which NFL games in Week 1?

The fun and games — fun? — of the preseason are done. This time it’s for real as the NFL kicks off its season at SoFi Stadium as the Los Angeles Rams raise their Super Bowl banner and play host to the Buffalo Bills. The announcers have changed networks the way players jump from team to team this offseason. They have their assignments and it will be fun to watch to see if they all remember who is signing their paychecks.

Broadcast team set for week one vs Green Bay

The Vikings scored FOX’s number one team for week one

The Vikings have had their fair share of different broadcast teams over the years. One of the games that has relative consistently is when they play the Green Bay Packers.

More often than not, the game is a featured one on either Fox or a primetime matchup on ESPN’s Monday Night Football or NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

Opening up the season on September 11th, the Vikings host the Packers in Fox’s Game of the Week, drawing their number one broadcast crew.

Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen step in for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. They had held the top spot for Fox since 2002 when they replaced Pat Summerall and John Madden.

Not only is it a big game for the Vikings, but it will be a national audience at 3:25 central time.

FOX Sports reveals lead NFL broadcast team

Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi are FOX Sports’ new No. 1 NFL team

FOX Sports on Tuesday made it official: The network, which will broadcast Super Bowl LVII, has a new No. 1 broadcast team.

With Joe Buck and Troy Aikman off to ESPN and Monday Night Football, FOX has handed the keys to the lead broadcast booth to Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen.

The sidelines will be patrolled by Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi.

The team makes its regular-season debut on Sunday, Sept. 11, from Minneapolis, as the Minnesota Vikings host the Green Bay Packers in an NFC North showdown

Olson was honored and ecstatic.

Of course, Olsen is keeping the seat warm until Tom Brady decides to officially retire.

The official press release:

NEW YORK – FOX Sports – the most-watched NFL network – names three-time NFL Pro Bowler Greg Olsen as this season’s lead NFL analyst, joining renowned play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt in the booth. Veteran reporters Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi, along with trailblazing rules expert Mike Pereira, round out the team as they prepare for the network’s top regular and postseason games – culminating with FOX’s 10th all-time Super Bowl presentation.

“We’re thrilled to have this team steward our industry leading and award-winning coverage as we embark on our 29th NFL season, highlighted by our 10th Super Bowl,” said FOX Sports President of Production/Operations and Executive Producer Brad Zager. “Last season, Kevin and Greg showed viewers their undeniable chemistry and ability to call football at an elite level. We can’t wait for fans to see what they’re going to bring to AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK, the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl LVII.”

… Although Burkhardt and Olsen are no strangers to the NFL’s championship game – Burkhardt having previously called three Super Bowl world feeds and Olsen serving as an NFL studio analyst for FOX Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LIV in Miami – Super Bowl LVII will be the first time they each call the national broadcast, respectively.

 

Panthers great Greg Olsen promoted to FOX’s lead broadcast team

Former Panthers TE Greg Olsen is going back to the Super Bowl! But this time, he’ll be wearing a headset instead of a helmet.

Greg Olsen’s last trip to the Super Bowl came as a Carolina Panthers tight end in 2016, and didn’t go the way he probably wanted it to. But maybe his next one will.

As reported by New York Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand on Thursday, Olsen has a deal in place to join the lead broadcast team for Fox Sports’ NFL programming. That, of course, places the ex-pass catcher in line to call Super Bowl LVII alongside play-by-play partner Kevin Burkhardt on Feb. 12, 2023.

Olsen and Burkhardt’s promotion will fill the void left behind by the previous No. 1 duo of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who are both off to call ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”

2021 was Olsen’s first year in the booth, where he immediately shined in his new digs. The 37-year-old, however, will likely see 2022 as his only campaign atop the ranks at Fox—as Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will take the spot next to Burkhardt upon his retirement.

(Tom Brady ruining everyone else’s good time, huh? What else is new?)

Regardless, Olsen will be behind the mic for the biggest game in all of professional sports. And wouldn’t it be fitting if the NFC’s representative in this season’s Super Bowl is the Carolina Pan . . . sorry, couldn’t get through that one seriously.

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Greg Olsen to partner with Kevin Burkhardt on FOX Super Bowl broadcast

Who will be Kevin Bukhardt’s broadcast partner in the 2022 season and Super Bowl?

Thankfully, that broadcasting mystery has been solved … or resolved.

While Tom Brady is Kevin Burkhardt’s future partner as the No. 1 NFL team for FOX Sports, the GOAT is still playing.

That means the network, which has two of the next three Super Bowls, needed to find a partner for Burkhardt, who replaces Joe Buck as the network’s top NFL play-by-play voice.

That role will go to former NFL tight end Greg Olsen, reports The New York Post. Olsen takes the spot of Troy Aikman, who left FOX for ESPN with Buck.

Olsen moving up opens the No. 2 analysts spot on the NFL games for the network. The Post suggests a big name could be filling the void.

With Burkhardt and Olsen being promoted, Fox now has an opening for its No. 2 team. Drew Brees is a candidate for that job, according to sources, as he and NBC are set to break up after one season (though Brees denied that they are officially over).

Joe Davis and Adam Amin are the favorites for the No. 2 play-by-play job.

The 2023 Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 12 in Glendale, Az.

Kevin Burkhardt replacing Joe Buck as FOX Sports’ No. 1 NFL play-by-play voice

Kevin Burkhardt is getting the call to replace Joe Bucks

FOX Sports is keeping its replacement for Joe Buck in-house.

The New York Post reported Monday that Kevin Burkhardt will replace Buck, who left for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” with Troy Aikman.

Per the report:

Burkhardt is replacing Joe Buck. After nearly three decades, which included 24 World Series and six Super Bowls, Buck left Fox to join Troy Aikman on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” While Fox wanted to keep Buck – it offered him a new $12 million a year deal – the network felt confident that Burkhardt could be its answer. Now, he will be.

Whom Burkhardt will team with on the No. 1 NFL team remains to be seen. A leading candidate is Greg Olsen. In a well-received rookie year, Olsen partnered with Burkhardt on Fox’s No. 2 team behind Buck and Aikman.

Burkhard is in position to call two of the next three Super Bowls as FOX has those games.

 

NFL Week 10 announcers’ schedule

The assignments are out for Week 10 of the NFL season

Some nice matchups on the schedule in Week 10 as the Seattle Seahawks face the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs meet the Las Vegas Raiders, and Tennessee Titans welcome the New Orleans Saints.

What broadcast teams have been assigned to NFL games this week?

Thursday Night Football (8:20 p.m. kickoff)

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins (FOX, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink

1 p.m. ET Kickoff

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets (CBS): Spero Dedes, Jay Feely

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team (FOX): Adam Amin,  Mark Schlereth, Shannon Spake

Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys (FOX): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver

New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Sherree Burruss

Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers (FOX): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Jen Hale

Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn

4:05 p.m. ET Kickoff

Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers (FOX): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin

Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals (FOX): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Sara Walsh

4:25 p.m. ET Kickoff

Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson

Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta

Sunday Night Football (8:20 ET kickoff)

Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michelle Tafoya

Monday Night Football (8:15 ET kickoff)

Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters

 

Report: FOX lands future deal with Greg Olsen to be analyst on No. 2 NFL team

FOX Sports has added Greg Olsen to its NFL broadcast roster, in a signing pointing to the future.

Greg Olsen surprised some when he decided to continue his NFL career, signing with the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent. He was a coveted free agent when it came to the broadcast booth.

He’s no longer on the market, per a New York Post report.

The veteran tight end, who has played with the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers, will partner with Kevin Burkhardt on the second team for FOX when he calls it a career. The No, 1 team, of course, is the great tag-team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman

The contract will make Olsen the partner for Kevin Burkhardt after Olsen retires from the NFL. Olsen, 35, was going to leave the game for Fox after last season, but a $7 million contract and a chance to play with Russell Wilson made him change his mind to go to Seattle.

FOX has been a huge fan of Olsen as a booth candidate. He has done in-season games for the network, whether through injuries or bye weeks. He also did a bang-up job on XFL games, while that league lasted.

Andrew Marchand of the Post, who broke the news, compares the signing to NBC landing New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees.

The move to think ahead is similar to what NBC has done with Drew Brees. The Post previously reported that Brees has a deal with the network after his retirement from the Saints to call Notre Dame games and work NBC’s Sunday night NFL studio show with the chance to one day succeed Cris Collinsworth in the booth.

FOX will team Daryl “Moose” Johnston with Burkhardt in 2020. The position opened when Charles Davis left for a similar position at CBS.