Longtime Washington Redskins play-by-play broadcaster, Larry Michael, is leaving the franchise. Michael was a member of the organization for 16 years, serving as both the announcer as well as the team’s chief content officer.
The timing is bad for a the team, as Washington is in headlines for a number of other things. The team made international headlines when they announced on Monday that they will officially retire the ‘Redskins’ name.
Director of pro personnel Alex Santos and assistant Richard Mann were fired over the weekend. Multiple reporters have indicated that there is more news coming and it’s been designated by them as “really bad.”
Michael was well known and loved by fans of the organization for his iconic calls of great moments in the history of the NFL franchise. Fans responded to his statement wishing him well.
“After 16 great years my time with the organization is over,” Michael said in the statement
“As of today I’ll be retiring from my position with the team. As a lifelong Washingtonian I was blessed to work with a lot of great people. I want to thank everyone who contributed over the years.”
“I’m especially grateful to Dan Snyder for giving me the opportunity. On to the next chapter.” You can see the statement these quotes are from on Twitter.
I’m sure that the franchise won’t have a difficult time replacing the announcer. I’m also certain he either has something lined up, or won’t have a hard time moving on to something new.
Many verified reporters are indicating that the Washington Post has an article set to publish today which could cause some problems for the franchise. We’ll keep an eye on any developments and pass them on to you.
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