The host's final assignment was Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
The "NBA Countdown" host's contract expires on Tuesday.
The two sides are working together to produce "Thursday Night Football" starting in 2022.
Michaels' deal with NBC expires after the 2021 season.
"NBC has featured Al Michaels and Collinsworth on Sunday Night Football since 2009."
"Ken Jennings, who set records as the highest winning contestant in game show history, is the even money favorite to land the job, but Burns has...
"The undertaking was a little more daunting than I thought it might have been."
A periodic look at the best and worst in sports media from an industry veteran who is neither a cardboard cutout nor a virtual fan.
"The winner of the Ford C. Frick Award will be announced Dec. 9, and honored during Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown next July 24."
"Among those that participated were NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood, NHL Comissioner Gary Bettman, and NBC colleagues Al Michaels and Eddie Olczyk."