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Twitter rips Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth for wearing 'costumes' for 'TNF' opener

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 9/5/19

Cris Collinsworth did not do his patented "slide-in" ahead of Week 1 of "Thursday Night Football." Rather, the NBC broadcaster and his partner, Al Michaels, decided to wear something funky in the booth.

The two were paying homage to former Bears head coach George Halas ahead of the Bears' game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.

Please use this attire all year, @SNFonNBC. pic.twitter.com/MAae97ZoIV
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) September 6, 2019

While Bears head coach Matt Nagy wearing a similar fedora earlier in the day was all the rage, Twitter was not having Michaels and Collinsworth duplicating the look.

Why do Al Michaels and Collinsworth look like they’re about to be doing some bootlegging of illegal alcohol
— rich madrid (@richjmadrid) September 6, 2019

Al Michaels could not be feeling more shame and Collinsworth is having the time of his life.

Blokes gonna bloke. pic.twitter.com/4oBAKs6UEq
— Halloumi Jones (@NARuDONEyet) September 6, 2019

cris collinsworth stole that suit from a horny cartoon wolf
— Robby Kalland #BriocheBoys (@RKalland) September 6, 2019

I’ve been having a heart attack give me a second pic.twitter.com/978PIkOq36
— Collinsworth Slide Szn (@Slide_Szn) September 6, 2019

Finally, Al Michaels looks his age. #NFLKickoff pic.twitter.com/PFTojgaLir
— Tejina-Shroompai @ we want Detective Conan Funkos (@ShroomMeister) September 6, 2019

How excited were Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth when informed the NFL and NBC wanted them to dress up for Halloween in September? pic.twitter.com/dx1kcaVNY6
— Ben Maller (@benmaller) September 6, 2019

WE DON'T WANT LAME COSTUMES, WE WANT THE COLLINSWORTH SLIDE-IN. pic.twitter.com/Z94xGxciIb
— Stadium (@Stadium) September 6, 2019

Would love to have been a fly on the wall when the producer was trying to convince Al Michaels that he needed to wear THIS on opening night. pic.twitter.com/WyI2I2LCM7
— Alex Loeb (@SpanningTheLoeb) September 6, 2019