The legendary Al Michaels is potentially retiring from broadcasting at the end of next season. Michaels’ boothmate Kirk Herbstreit is entering the final year of his contract on Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football.” Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s megadeals will be up after ESPN’s Super Bowl next February. Major NFL pregame studio jobs are currently open all over network TV.

And there is more!

In recent weeks, The Athletic has spoken to top league and network executives, agents and on-air personalities to lay the groundwork for what is next as we approach five years after the NFL TV free-agent frenzy of 2022.

Back then, Buck and Aikman landed at ESPN from Fox for five-year deals for a combined $165 million. Michaels called his final and record-tying 11th Super Bowl and was replaced by Mike Tirico on NBC, while the granddaddy contract of them all, Tom Brady’s $375 million monster, was inked. Meanwhile, CBS stayed out of it all after bestowing Tony Romo with a $180 million contract just before the 2020 pandemic.

In the near term of this offseason, CBS must replace Matt Ryan on its Sunday studio show, “The NFL Today.”

At NBC, as The Athletic reported Wednesday, Tony Dungy is likely out, as the network looks to revamp “Football Night in America,” and the show could potentially be on the road full-time next season.

NBC’s show is led by host Maria Taylor, and her analysts and insiders include Devin McCourty, Jason Garrett, Chris Simms, Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio, Jac Collinsworth, Matthew Berry and occasionally Steve Kornacki.

For all of these networks, it may be easier to shed than to add. This offseason, the roster of available big names to sign may not be as ripe as some years:

Ex-Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is the top personality on the board but may be reluctant to enter TV. He is close with Fox’s Jay Glazer and, with Jimmy Johnson’s retirement a year ago, Fox still has an opening for a “former Super Bowl-winning coach” on its studio desk. Tomlin is also high on NBC’s list.

Travis Kelce appears as if he will try to play another season before potentially trying broadcasting, where he would like to call games, but probably could pick up at least $15 million per year as a studio presence.

The Los Angeles Rams’ combo of quarterback Matthew Stafford and coach Sean McVay is not leaving the field just yet. Kirk Cousins filled in for Ryan during the postseason for CBS, while San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner impressed on NBC’s Super Bowl. Though Warner was injured last season, he is still an elite player, and Cousins will be cut next month by the Atlanta Falcons but could still decide to continue playing.

Cam Heyward, a future Hall of Famer who was also on NBC’s Super Bowl pregame, may continue playing, but, if he retired, would be sought after. Joe Flacco, who will also likely play, is another name to consider.

Michaels, 81, has not made any declarations of his intent, but Prime Video could look to start anew in its Thursday night booth, with Herbstreit’s deal up at the end of the 2026 season. In 2022, Prime Video turned to Herbstreit, ESPN’s top college football analyst, after making runs at Aikman, John Lynch and McVay.

Prime Video has already landed Ian Eagle as its No. 1 NBA play-by-play announcer and has its sights set on him to potentially succeed Michaels. Eagle, CBS’ voice of the men’s Final Four, is half of the network’s excellent No. 2 NFL team with J.J. Watt; the pair are expected to remain in those roles, at least for this year.

If Prime Video moves on from Herbstreit, it could look at the well-respected Greg Olsen of Fox and Watt, but the wild cards are Kelce and McVay. McVay just signed a new coaching deal with the Rams, which lessens — but doesn’t eliminate — the chance he could exit for the booth after the 2026 season. Stafford, the reigning NFL MVP, would be in demand whenever his playing career ends, with ESPN already eying him.

Adding to all the intrigue is the regression of CBS’ No. 1 team of Romo and play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz. CBS is scheduled to have Super Bowl 62 in February 2028.

For Super Bowl 61, Buck and Aikman have solidified — and elevated — ESPN’s signature “Monday Night Football” franchise. ESPN wants to keep the duo as its top team. The marriage has worked for both sides.

All in all, this is what we can see, but with the NFL auctioning off additional game packages and looking to negotiate its current deals with the various networks, new TV players mean potential new leverage for play-by-play announcers and analysts.

YouTube and Netflix are eventually going to need their own crews if they add even more games. The streamers’ default of using NFL Network personnel is potentially done, with that staff moving under ESPN’s umbrella. CBS produces games for Netflix, while NBC does the same for Amazon. How much longer will that last?

And then there are wild cards, like Aaron Rodgers. While he may play again next season with the Steelers — and he doesn’t seem like the mainstream broadcast TV-type — most former all-time quarterbacks land in a booth or studio. So he can’t be ruled out as a possibility.

Let the games begin!