We may have seen the last of the Cris Collinsworth slide, folks.
On Thursday, the NFL officially kicked off with a primetime bout between the defending Super Bowl champions in the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills. Yes, friends, football is officially back! But sadly, it seems the “Collinsworth slide” may be well and truly gone.
Football fans have been aware for some time now that Al Michaels — Collinsworth’s long-time partner — has moved to Amazon’s Thursday Night Football coverage, which kicks off in Week 2. That reshuffling now means Mike Tirico now joins Collinsworth in the booth, and with the breaking of the fellowship comes a new era, it seems.
Is the Collinsworth slide no more? pic.twitter.com/Y5KoqA3Xlq
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 9, 2022
The “Collinsworth slide” has been a fan-favorite for years now, where Collinsworth enters the frame to begin a game in dramatic fashion. With the future of the “Collinsworth slide” in doubt now that the broadcaster is without his partner, NFL fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment.
NFL fans were distraught to learn there would be no "Collinsworth slide" ahead of Rams vs. Bills
No Collinsworth slide pic.twitter.com/CZA3nYQ59a
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) September 9, 2022
No Cris Collinsworth slide…. Cancel the season.
— Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) September 9, 2022
No slide in from Collinsworth? Is the NFL really back?
— Kegan Reneau (@KeganReneau) September 9, 2022
No Collinsworth slide tonight.
End of an era. pic.twitter.com/DweBxpchju
— Sporting News NFL (@sn_nfl) September 9, 2022
Cris Collinsworth didn’t slide in and I don’t know how to feel.
— Matt Higgins (@MattHiggins80) September 9, 2022
Nbc football game and no Al Michaels and cris Collinsworth didn’t slide into the opening shot pic.twitter.com/EoE1DuAWYX
— John (@iam_johnw) September 9, 2022
No Collinsworth slide??? pic.twitter.com/Dzq9aE7BTn
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) September 9, 2022
No Collinsworth slide. Devastated doesn’t begin to describe it
— Parker Osburg (@ParkerOsburg) September 9, 2022
we lost Collinsworth's slide in?!?!?
— Andrew Bogusch (@AndrewBogusch) September 9, 2022
No Collinsworth slide? Cancel the game
— Nick Proto (@NickWRDW) September 9, 2022
And yet, some football fans were in favor of the choice to denote a new era.
No more Collinsworth slide… that’s the right choice. New era
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) September 9, 2022
No collinsworth slide, ITS A NEW ERA AT NBC BABY. Bout time.
— Lane Henkins (@LHenkins4) September 9, 2022
Collinsworth retire the slide out of respect to Al?
— Andrew Hammond (@ahammFreePress) September 9, 2022
