Maria Taylor steps into a new role and two new faces join the crew as NBC unveils the 2022 football team

A NEW football season has brought sweeping changes to the broadcasting world, particularly at NBC.

The 2022 preseason kicked off Thursday night with the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.

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NBC broadcast live coverage of the game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After some high-profile departures, there have been major changes in their team.

Play-by-play caller Al Michaels switched to Amazon Prime for Thursday Night Football coverage.

And former Saints quarterback Drew Brees chose not to return as an analyst after just one season.

That meant a shift on the Peacock network, and fans got their first look Thursday night.

Former host Mike Tirico joined Cris Collinsworth in the dressing room.

And Maria Taylor stepped into the role of the full-time presenter that left Tirico behind.

There were a few new faces alongside Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison and Chris Simms.

Ex-Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett joined the studio team alongside Taylor and Dungy.

And NBC also announced the signing of fantasy football pundit Matthew Berry.

Berry comes after leaving ESPN earlier this summer and was on the sidelines with Simms on Thursday.

NBC will broadcast 20 prime-time regular-season games this season under their Sunday Night Football banner.

That includes the season opener on September 8 when the Los Angeles Rams welcome the Buffalo Bills to SoFi Stadium.