Hall of Famer Tony Dungy announces NBC let him go after 17 seasons on their pregame show

Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy announced to societal media that helium would not a portion of NBC’s "Football Night successful America" adjacent season.

Dungy, 70, spent the past 17 seasons with the pregame amusement and was connected the tract for NBC’s sum of Super Bowl LX.

"I person been informed by NBC that I won’t beryllium backmost with FNIA this fall, and it has fixed maine clip to bespeak and besides to look ahead," Dungy posted to X.

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Football Night successful America expert and erstwhile NFL subordinate and manager Tony Dungy looks connected anterior to the crippled betwixt the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders astatine Northwest Stadium successful Landover, Maryland, connected Nov. 2, 2025. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

"It’s disappointing news, but I privation to convey my NBC household for making the past 17 years truthful special. I’ll person lasting memories of my clip there, particularly with Rodney Harrison, who has go a tremendous friend."

The Athletic reported past period that Dungy would apt beryllium retired arsenic a regular connected the amusement but that nary last determination had been made connected the show. Dungy’s station to X connected Friday greeting confirmed his departure.

The Super Bowl champion manager said helium is unsure of what his adjacent steps volition be.

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Former NFL manager Tony Dungy looks connected from the sideline during a 2025 NFL crippled betwixt the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Oct. 19, 2025. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

"God has ever directed maine successful these moments, and portion I’m not definite what the adjacent measurement volition beryllium for maine —whether it volition beryllium successful football, successful broadcasting, oregon getting much progressive successful religion and assemblage outreach — I cognize God has plans for my beingness and I can’t hold spot them unfold. And I americium reminded of 1 of my favourite verses successful the Bible - Romans 8:28. ‘God works each things for His bully for those who emotion the Lord.’"

Dungy mightiness not beryllium the lone alteration to "Football Night successful America’s" broadcast, arsenic his declaration was not the lone 1 that expired pursuing Super Bowl LX, according to The Athletic’s report.

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Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts reacts aft his squad gave up a first-quarter touchdown to the Chicago Bears successful Super Bowl XLI astatine Dolphin Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Feb. 4, 2007. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Dungy played 3 seasons successful the NFL arsenic a antiaircraft back, spending 2 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and 1 with the San Francisco 49ers. He past transitioned into coaching.

He coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for six seasons and the Colts for 7 seasons, winning a Super Bowl with the Colts.

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