Mike Tirico to Replace Bob Costas as NBC’s Primetime Olympics Host in 2018 (Video)

Mike Tirico to Replace Bob Costas as NBC’s Primetime Olympics Host in 2018 (Video)

Tirico, a former “Monday Night Football” play-by-play man and longtime ESPN talent came to NBC Sports for such an opportunity.

NBC actually wanted Tirico to handle its “Thursday Night Football” rights this season, though the NFL shot that down, insisting on Michaels and color commentator Cris Collinsworth for the gig.