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The NFL Returns Tonight, but One Thing Will Be Missing From NBC's Broadcast of Texans-Chiefs: TRAINA THOUGHTS

1. We have finally made it. The Chiefs and Texans will kick off the 2020 NFL season Thursday night on NBC.

After Kansas City's offense, the most exciting part of the telecast should be the "Collinsworth Slide." Sadly, though, thanks to the coronavirus, Al Michael and Cris Collinsworth will social distance in the booth, and we won't be seeing Collinsworth slide into the frame and cozy up next to Al during the game's opening segment in which the duo set the scene for the game.

During a conference call last week, Michaels broke the devastating news that the "Collinsworth Slide" was "on hold" for now.