“I’m not convinced he knows who Taylor Swift is” – NFL fans pile on Al Michaels after TNF jibe

Al Michaels has been one of the most iconic voices in sports for decades. After last season, he left NBC Sports and joined the newly established Amazon Prime's 'Thursday Night Football'. Michaels is now paired up with ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit.On the Week 7 broadcast of the game between the Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints, superstar Taylor Swift made an announcement about her newest album titled 'Midnights'. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser trailer for the newest music videos as well.When the broadcast went back to Michaels and Herbstreit, the broadcaster had an interesting take on what he had just heard. He then suggested that since Herbstreit had four sons, that he wouldn't know much about Swift but said that his own granddaughter was a big fan.“You have four sons. If you had a daughter she would be over the moon right? I have a granddaughter and she’s completely over the moon right now…no one more popular among the teenage girl group than Taylor Swift.”These comments suggesting that Swift only had female fans took a lot of viewers by shock. NFL fans on Twitter voiced their opinion on the situation, stating that guys can be fans and appreciate Swift's music as well.Brandon Myers@hackerhogI’m not convinced Al Michaels knows who Taylor Swift is1I’m not convinced Al Michaels knows who Taylor Swift issportsvids99@sportsvids991Al Michaels Taylor Swift comments2Al Michaels Taylor Swift comments https://t.co/XvLrvn5pJpSam Pfeifle@SamPfeifleDear Al Michaels: Boys also like Taylor Swift.11Dear Al Michaels: Boys also like Taylor Swift.Michael David Smith@MichaelDavSmithThe NFL wants to be in business with Taylor Swift in part because she appeals to a demographic that the NFL would like to reach more, but Al Michaels' assumption that Kirk Herbstreit's kids don't like Taylor Swift because he has sons was kinda dumb. twitter.com/NFL/status/158…NFL@NFLSee you at Midnights. #MeetMeAtMidnight @taylorswift13 @NFLonPrime212405See you at Midnights. #MeetMeAtMidnight @taylorswift13 @NFLonPrime https://t.co/fsdigNA3i2The NFL wants to be in business with Taylor Swift in part because she appeals to a demographic that the NFL would like to reach more, but Al Michaels' assumption that Kirk Herbstreit's kids don't like Taylor Swift because he has sons was kinda dumb. twitter.com/NFL/status/158…JeffElJefe@JeffKCollinsAl Michaels -- &quot;you have sons, so you wouldn't know, but if you had daughters they'd be over the moon about Taylor Swift's new album.&quot;My dad:9Al Michaels -- &quot;you have sons, so you wouldn't know, but if you had daughters they'd be over the moon about Taylor Swift's new album.&quot;My dad: https://t.co/OJvrTLMakMMike Golic Jr@mikegolicjrAL THERE ARE PLENTY OF SONS OVER THE MOON AS WELL OK.68445AL THERE ARE PLENTY OF SONS OVER THE MOON AS WELL OK.Hop Fueled Owen@hopsrunnerAl Michaels implies Taylor Swift is only for teenage girls2Al Michaels implies Taylor Swift is only for teenage girls https://t.co/WP8z8KkKxkBrooke Pryor@bepryorAll respect to Al Michaels, but dudes can be Taylor Swift fans, too.63626All respect to Al Michaels, but dudes can be Taylor Swift fans, too.TheRealSnowden@JESnowdenI'm standing up in the living room excitedly watching the Taylor Swift video previews on #TNF and Al Michaels says &quot;nobody is more popular with teenage girls than Taylor Swift&quot; and then my wife looked at me and cracked up. I will retire to the East wing in disgrace.372I'm standing up in the living room excitedly watching the Taylor Swift video previews on #TNF and Al Michaels says &quot;nobody is more popular with teenage girls than Taylor Swift&quot; and then my wife looked at me and cracked up. I will retire to the East wing in disgrace.Them-Hulk@GrizzledOldKid&quot;Uh excuse me, Al Michaels. Boys can like Taylor Swift too&quot;&quot;Uh excuse me, Al Michaels. Boys can like Taylor Swift too&quot; https://t.co/iit1t53N8DHow long has Al Michaels been a sports broadcaster?At 77 years old, Al Michaels is one of the longest tenured sports broadcasters still in the business. His first step into sports broadcasting came in 1967 when he was hired as the color commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers.He had many part-time broadcasting jobs in many sports but, in 1977, he was hired by ABC Sports as a full-time broadcaster. He worked for ABC Sports until 2005 when the network lost its broadcasting rights to air NFL games.Will Brinson@WillBrinsonAl Michaels should bust out &quot;DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES&quot; if someone scores a touchdown tonight.93685Al Michaels should bust out &quot;DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES&quot; if someone scores a touchdown tonight.During that time, he called some of the greatest sporting events of all time. This included the 'Miracle on Ice' when the men's United States hockey team defeated the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics. He also covered Major League Baseball's World Series and Monday Night Football.In 2003, when ABC started airing NBA games, Al Michaels was tasked with the opportunity to be in the lead of the team that would cover the NBA finals.In 2005, he made the move to NBC Sports and has called NFL games and partaken in Olympic coverage. In 2016, he took over as the main color commentator on Thursday Night Football alongside Cris Collinsworth.

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