According to ASU grad Al Michaels in
this article from 2012, this is what he'd go with:
Al Michaels,
P.S. 139, Brooklyn, New York. Swaggin
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Gaudelli's instructions to players are simple: It's one line. Say whatever you feel comfortable saying. Just avoid bad taste.
Seldom in TV history have characters managed to pack so much trash talk, giddiness and one-upmanship into two seconds.
For that matter, announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth sometimes have no idea what the players are talking about, either, as in the case of the Steelers cornerback who identifies himself as, "Ike Taylor, Swaggin'."
"I don't even know what that is and it's funny," Collinsworth said on-air as he and Michaels cracked up.
"I've always loved this concept," Michaels says. "It brings the players to life. Brief as it is, it gives the viewers a little insight. Is this guy smiling? Is this guy animated? Is this guy in need of anger management? If you can glance into a guy's soul in two seconds, this is as good a way as any."
"Al Michaels, P.S. 139, Brooklyn, New York. Aloha," is how he says he'd do it.
Acting like a rookie, Michaels reconsiders. Take 2:
"Actually, I'm going to take 'Aloha' out of my intro and replace it with 'Swaggin'," Michaels says.
