ESPN’s attempt to acquire NFL play-by-play announcer Al Michaels was denied by NBC Sports, the New York Post reported Tuesday.Andrew Marchand, who broke the original story about ESPN’s desire to trade for Michaels and make him the voice of “Monday Night Football” again, said Tuesday that Michaels was staying with NBC and would remain the central figure for the network’s “Football Night in America” and “Sunday Night Football” broadcasts.ESPN reportedly wanted to pair Michaels and Peyton Manning, but also had considered teams of Michaels and Eli Manning and Michaels-Philip Rivers.
Rivers is an unrestricted free agent expected to leave the Los Angeles Chargers. A recent $17-million-per-year deal signed by Tony Romo with CBS might compel Rivers
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