The Tony Romo rumor mill has begun. Following the 46-year-old’s return to television on “Monday Night Football” with ESPN’s alt-cast, many NFL fans have questioned whether this was a hint from the network regarding Romo’s future. The former Cowboys quarterback and CBS Sports NFL analyst was arrested on July 23 in Wisconsin for operating a … Read more
Tony Romo made a surprise return to television and to breaking down NFL games. The former Cowboys quarterback and CBS Sports analyst appeared on Pat McAfee’s ESPN alt cast for the “Monday Night Football” game between the Vikings and Bills. He was not announced for the show prior to the contest. It was Romo’s first … Read more
If it weren’t so redundant — so worn out — it would be remarkable. In a shallow and often self-defeating effort to appear diverse in their hiring of on-camera, microphone-attached NFL and college broadcasters, the networks have, with few exceptions, demonstrated conspicuous, feckless and often comical tokenism and insulting sexism in hiring mostly female sideline … Read more
Amid the Monday-morning hustle of handling his children and feeding them breakfast, JJ Watt realized he had a missed call from CBS Sports president David Berson. The future Hall of Famer immediately thought of the worst, wondering: “Am I in trouble?” Perhaps he had crossed the line with his punch-drill exercises alongside Jim Nantz on … Read more
Tony’s out and JJ’s here to stay. CBS announced Wednesday it signed JJ Watt to a multi-year contract extension as the lead color analyst, a role previously held by Tony Romo. Romo joined CBS in 2017 and worked alongside Jim Nantz for nine seasons before an OWI arrest ended his time with the company. CBS … Read more
It seems Greg Olsen is back on the market. Sports Business Journal’s Richard Deitsch is reporting that Fox has not had any conversations with the former NFL tight end about a contract beyond the 2026 season. Olsen’s current deal expires after this season, Deitsch noted, and he had “exploratory talks” with CBS Sports two years … Read more
Jim Nantz believes Tony Romo will be back in sports broadcasting after his departure from CBS. In his first substantive comments since Romo left the network earlier this month following his drunk driving arrest in July, Nantz said the former Cowboys quarterback “unquestionably” will work again. “I don’t know if it’s calling games or being … Read more
The Skydance merger is done — and now the fallout begins. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are now a single company, meaning CBS Sports and TNT are bringing their complicated web of sports broadcasting rights under one roof, and it’s not going to be pretty. “Everybody assumes it’s gonna be a bloodbath,” one top sports … Read more
Tony Romo is going to need a new fallback career. On Friday, the same day he officially split with CBS months after his OWI arrest, Romo ended up embroiled in a scoring controversy in the final round of a Korn Ferry pre-qualifier tournament, according to Golf.com. Romo was pushing to advance to Q School qualifying … Read more
Retired NFL receiver Chad Johnson made it known that his services are available after CBS parted ways with analyst Tony Romo in the network’s No. 1 NFL booth on Friday. “Yo @NFLonCBS if you’re ready I’m ready,” Johnson wrote, adding a microphone emoji, in an X post quoting the news. Romo and CBS split after … Read more
It turns out Tony Romo was a bit preoccupied when news of his official exit from CBS hit on Friday morning. The now ex-NFL analyst was in the midst of a round of golf at the PGA Tour Q-School in Oklahoma when the split was announced. As noted by Golf Magazine writer Dylan Dethier, Romo … Read more
Tony Romo isn’t walking away empty-handed. The now-former CBS Sports NFL commentator is expected to “probably be a paid a good portion” of the $72 million remaining on his contract, according to The Athletic. The sides reportedly agreed to financial terms Friday before news broke of of their split with four years and $72 million … Read more
CBS and Tony Romo have officially parted ways, ending the former Cowboys quarterback’s nine-year run as the network’s lead NFL analyst following the QB’s leave over an OWI arrest this summer. Things in the CBS booths will maintain the status quo, for now. “JJ Watt will continue to partner with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson … Read more
Tony Romo and CBS have agreed to part ways after he was put on indefinite leave by the network following his July arrest in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. The formers Cowboys quarterback turned top NFL analyst had four years remaining on a 10-year, $180 million deal — leaving $72 million on the … Read more
Tony Romo is back in the public eye in what was his first appearance since his OWI arrest in July and indefinite leave from CBS. The former Cowboys quarterback was spotted competing in a professional golf tournament at The Club at Forest Ridge in Oklahoma on Wednesday. It was a pre-qualifying event for the PGA … Read more
There is still work to do in CBS’ No. 1 NFL broadcast booth. While on the call for the Steelers-Patriots game on Sunday, NFL fans witnessed an awkward moment between Jim Nantz and JJ Watt that turned into a “Pete and Repeat” scenario. Nantz began telling Mike McCarthy’s full circle story in coming back to … Read more
Russell Wilson is teetering on the edge with his Joe Burrow hot take. The Seahawks Super Bowl winner debuted on the CBS airwaves Sunday after retiring from the NFL, and had plenty of things to say about the Bengals’ superstar quarterback. “He seems like he really wants to compete,” Wilson said on “NFL Today+” before … Read more
Tony Romo is still on the CBS sideline. The network announced its NFL broadcast teams for the next two weeks and the 46-year-old is not listed. JJ Watt, Romo’s replacement, remains on the No. 1 team as an analyst alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson. On July 23, the former Cowboys quarterback was arrested in … Read more
Well, it certainly seems like we’ve reached the end of the final frontier. “Star Trek,” starring William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, premiered 60 years ago this week on CBS. Accompanying the U.S.S. Enterprise on its five-year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before, the groundbreaking show set the course for … Read more
Tony Romo may not get an on-air farewell at CBS. Sports media insider John Ourand predicted it’s “95 percent” certain that Romo will not return to CBS following his OWI arrest that currently has him on leave from the network. The sides will ultimately have to figure out the roughly $72 million owed over the … Read more