Sunday, on ‘The NFL Today’ pregame show, they aired a touching tribute to Gumbel. Gumbel initially joined CBS in 1988 as a part-time announcer and later hosted The NFL Today from 1990-93.

Nantz’s first NFL game for CBS was on Oct. 16, 1988, when he called the Indianapolis Colts' 35-31 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Pat Haden. He called seven games between 1988 and ...

Jim Nantz has called many signature events during his nearly 40 years at CBS Sports. He’ll reach a milestone on Sunday, though, that only a few NFL announcers have accomplished.