Usually injuries on NFL broadcasts happen on the football field, but on Sunday, a more unusual one happened. During their call of the Bills’ win over the Raiders, Jim Nantz and JJ Watt discussed the strategy players deploy when defenders try the “Peanut Punch.” CBS commentator Jim Nantz looks on during the first round of … 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
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
Jim Nantz has mostly kept his head down in the midst of CBS’s ongoing contract situation with Tony Romo following his OWI arrest in July. However, at CBS Sports’ annual NFL Media Day on Tuesday, he was quick to tell Awful Announcing that the former Cowboys quarterback remains a “great friend” and “always will be” … Read more
Jim Nantz admitted Tuesday that CBS’s coverage of Rory McIlroy’s Masters victory wasn’t perfect. In an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the legendary sports broadcaster acknowledged that the moment McIlroy tapped in his putt for a second straight Green Jacket win could have been better. “It’s live television,” Nantz said. “We all make mistakes.” … Read more
Jim Nantz called his final men’s basketball national championship game last season. Now, he gets to experience the madness as a fan. Nantz was in the stands for Sunday night’s thriller between No. 1 seed Houston, his alma mater, and No. 9 seed Texas A&M. Jim Nantz was on hand to witness Houston’s thrilling 100-95 … Read more
There is zero discussion about Taylor Swift before CBS’ NFL broadcasts, according to lead play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz. CBS is broadcasting Super Bowl 2024 on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on the San Francisco 49ers — and all eyes will be on the big … Read more
When CBS signed Tony Romo to a 10-year contract for a total value of $180 million in late February, 2020, it changed the NFL broadcasting industry forever. The business sense around the Romo deal for CBS were the forthcoming negotiations for new network TV contracts with the NFL. CBS was being challenged for Romo’s services. … Read more
Tony Romo had a string of viral moments during the Thanksgiving broadcast of the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Washington Commanders, and he had another on Sunday during the Philadelphia Eagles game against the Buffalo Bills. In a passing breath, Romo had audiences laughing and cringing when he expressed what he thought of fellow broadcaster Jin … Read more
After a critically acclaimed start to his career, Tony Romo’s broadcasting style has been ridiculed over the past couple of years — and his partner Jim Nantz believes the hate is unwarranted. “I think there was a little bit of a misinformation attempt there to portray him in a not-so-favorable light,” Nantz told SI.com. “It … Read more
Andrew Marchand and John Ourand review the broadcast booths for CBS’s production of the AFC Championship game and Fox’s NFC Championship telecast. The two hosts also talk about what Diamond Sports Group’s pending bankruptcy means for professional sports teams and what YES Network’s expected streaming service will look like for the upcoming Yankees seasons. Marchand … Read more