Editing Bob Costas (section)

====Departure from NBC Sports====
On February 9, 2017, Costas announced during ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' that he had begun the process of stepping down from his main on-air roles at NBC Sports, announcing in particular that he would cede his role as primetime host for NBC's Olympics coverage to [[Mike Tirico]] (who joined the network from ESPN in 2016), and that he would host [[Super Bowl LII]] as his final Super Bowl.<ref name="usatoday-tiricoolympics"/> However, Costas ultimately dropped out of the coverage entirely.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smerconish |first=Michael |title=Bob Costas is right about the alarming dangers of football |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/michael_smerconish/super-bowl-2018-lii-philadelphia-eagles-bob-costas-football-concussions-cte-20180131.html |access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref>

''USA Today'' reported that he would similarly step down from ''Football Night in America'' in favor of Tirico. Costas explained that he was not outright retiring and expected to take on a role at NBC Sports similar to that of [[Tom Brokaw]], being an occasional special correspondent to the division. He explained that his decision "opens up more time to do the things that I feel I'm most connected to; there will still be events, features, and interviews where I can make a significant contribution at NBC, but it will also leave more time for baseball (on MLB Network), and then, at some point down the road, I'll have a chance to do more of the long-form programming I enjoy." Costas told ''USA Today'' his gradual retirement was planned in advance, and that he did not want to announce it during the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] or the NFL season because it would be too disruptive, and joked: "I'm glad that Sochi wasn't the last one. You wouldn't want your pink-eye Olympics to be your last Olympics."<ref name="usatoday-tiricoolympics">{{cite web|title=Bob Costas steps down as NBC host of Olympics; Mike Tirico to replace him|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/02/09/bob-costas-nbc-sports-stepping-down-olympics-sunday-night-football-nfl/97683870/|website=USA Today|access-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="usatoday-replacingcostas">{{cite web|title=Brennan: Bob Costas has been the face of the Olympics for Americans|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2017/02/09/bob-costas-olympics/97684504/|website=USA Today|access-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref>

Costas's final major on-air broadcast for NBC was hosting the [[2018 Belmont Stakes]], where [[Justify (horse)|Justify]] won the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/bob-costas-nbc-belmont-1.18990237 |title=Bob Costas ready to host NBC's coverage of the Belmont Stakes |publisher=Newsday |date=June 5, 2018 |access-date=October 4, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142244/https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/bob-costas-nbc-belmont-1.18990237 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 15, 2019, it was announced that Costas had officially departed from NBC Sports after 40 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Costas Leaves NBC Sports After Nearly 40 Years |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bob-costas-leaves-nbc-sports-after-nearly-40-years-11547715970 |website=The Wall Street Journal |date=January 17, 2019 |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="NYPost" />

On August 11, 2024, Costas made a rare guest appearance on NBC's coverage of the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] for a segment previewing the [[2028 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, joining Tirico and Al Michaels in a discussion of notable moments from past Olympics hosted by the United States.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=October 7, 2021 |title=Bob Costas Joins WarnerMedia's Post-Season Baseball Lineup |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bob-costas-baseball-nlcs-warnermedia-turner-sports-1235083053/ |access-date= |work=Variety |location=}}</ref>