{
  "id": 10966387,
  "title": "Report: Prime still eyeing Sean McVay after extending Kirk Herbstreit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/report-prime-still-eyeing-sean-mcvay-after-extending-kirk-herbstreit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:48:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-prime-still-eyeing-sean-144827110.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the aftermath of the 2022 NFL season, Amazon Prime Video approached former Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay about joining their broadcast team on \"Thursday Night Football.\" The company reportedly offered McVay a salary of $20 million per year for the role, but McVay declined the offer and chose to remain as the head coach of the Rams. Since then, Amazon has maintained its interest in McVay, as indicated by a recent news report citing sources with knowledge of the situation. According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, Amazon has now extended its contract with NFL analyst Kirk Herbstreit, but the deal is reportedly shorter than the initial five-year term. This extension, however, comes with a clause that allows Amazon to reassess its commitment to Herbstreit if McVay were to step down from coaching. The article highlights McVay's past interest in transitioning to a broadcasting career and his friendship with Amazon's original NFL analyst Al Michaels. Michaels, who previously had expressed interest in McVay joining the broadcast booth, is reportedly still open to the possibility despite the significant age gap between them. McVay, currently 40 years old, has publicly discussed his potential future involvement in game calling, while the Los Angeles Rams have recently secured contract extensions for both McVay and general manager Les Snead.",
  "summary": "Amazon Prime Video extended Kirk Herbstreit for Thursday Night Football, but the deal keeps the door open for Sean McVay if he becomes available.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Sean McVay on report that Myles Garrett will miss 6 weeks: 'That's new to me'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/sean-mcvay-on-report-that-myles-garrett-will-miss-6-weeks-thats-new",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:09:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}