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Tony Dungy’s time on “Football Night in America” appears to be coming to an end after 17 seasons.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach is likely to be caught up in NBC’s plans to revamp the program, which would mean an end to his time on the Sunday night football pregame show, The Athletic reported Wednesday.
A final decision has not been made on Dungy’s future, and the report indicated that there could still be a small chance the network could reverse course, while also suggesting the possibility of Dungy being given an “emeritus” role.
Broadcast legends Bob Costas and Al Michaels were given similar roles in the past, and it would allow Dungy to keep a connection to NBC while contributing in a reduced role.
Additional plans for “Football Night in America” could include taking the show entirely on the road for the 2026 season with a slimmed-down cast.
The Athletic noted that the contracts for a number of NBC’s studio football analysts expired after Super Bowl 2026.
Dungy garnered some football fans’ anger after Bill Belichick failed to garner enough votes to make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The former Colts head coach was part of the committee that chose the class of 2026, and he refused to say whether he voted for Belichick to make it in.
He even did so during NBC’s Super Bowl pregame show, prompting former Patriots star Rodney Harrison to shade Dungy on the air.
“What I would say, coach, is any list that doesn’t include Bill Belichick at the top is absolutely wrong,” Harrison said. “And a lot of those players that we mentioned, they’re great players. I played with Drew Brees. I played with Adam Vinatieri. But there’s nobody more deserving to be in that Hall of Fame than Coach Belichick. I’ve seen his greatness. I’ve seen him design defenses to stop your offense. You just look at the players that he’s impacted.
“He’s been unbelievable. When I look throughout the Hall of Fame, and even a guy like Tom Brady, Tom Brady wouldn’t be Tom Brady without Bill Belichick. That’s the disappointing part of it, Coach, and you guys got it wrong.”