Cris Collinsworth will be on the call for Super Bowl LX when the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots.
The game will be broadcast on NBC and streaming on Peacock, so he will serve his usual role as their commentator in the booth alongside play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico. Here’s a closer look at his NFL career prior to earning this position.
Did Cris Collinsworth Play in the NFL Before Becoming a Broadcaster for NBC and Peacock?
Collinsworth has served as the main commentator in the booth for NFL games on NBC since 2009, mostly broadcasting Sunday Night Football each week. He is a member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and has the prestigious assignment of calling Super Bowl LX this year.
He has obviously enjoyed a ton of success in this role covering the NFL, but prior to his career as a broadcaster, he was a player. He spent eight seasons as a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and was successful during that time.
Collinsworth was selected for the Pro Bowl and as a second-team All-Pro wide receiver in each of his first three years with the Bengals. He exceeded 1,000 receiving yards four times and recorded more than 60 receptions in five of his first six seasons.
He appeared in two Super Bowls during his NFL career as a player for the 1981 and 1988 seasons. This represents his first and last years in the league, during which he played with legendary quarterbacks Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason. The Bengals were unfortunately defeated by Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers in both of those appearances.
In addition to his two Super Bowls as a player, Collinsworth has now been a broadcaster for five more of them. His most recent will crown a champion for the 2025 NFL season between the Patriots and Seahawks in the 60th edition of the game. It will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the home of the 49ers.
Collinsworth will help guide viewers through all the action alongside Tirico, with assistance from sideline reporters Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung. Former referee Terry McAulay will also be on hand as the rules analyst.
Many intriguing storylines always surround the Super Bowl, but this year, much of the attention will be centered around the two quarterbacks.
Sam Darnold is in his first year with the Seahawks after essentially being a journeyman recently, while Drake Maye had a breakout season after the Patriots finished just 4-13 in his rookie campaign. Now they both rank among the top 13 quarterbacks in PFSN’s Impact Rankings for this season.
