This probably wasn’t the acronym you had on your broadcasting bingo board this week. While calling Sunday’s game between the Patriots and Buccaneers for CBS, Tony Romo dropped a curious line as he described Mike Vrabel’s 8-2 New England team. “This team is DTF, Jim,” Romo told broadcasting partner Jim Nantz. “Details, toughness and they … Read more
What was that? Tony Romo, lead NFL analyst for CBS, raised some eyebrows during the first quarter of the Chiefs-Bills game when he was heard grunting on the broadcast on Sunday. The former Cowboys quarterback, who was explaining a defensive holding call on Bills cornerback Cole Bishop, pointed out two potential infractions on the replay … Read more
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo refused to give Tony Romo a pass for his mistake during CBS’s broadcast of the Chiefs-Bills game on Sunday — and his ESPN counterparts didn’t want to hear it. On a third-and-7 play early in the first quarter, Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a perfectly placed ball to receiver Amari Cooper … Read more
Football season is about four months away, but that isn’t stopping Shannon Sharpe from critiquing CBS lead analyst Tony Romo. On a recent episode of “Nightcap,” Sharpe’s co-host Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson was discussing Greg Olsen being replaced by Tom Brady, saying Olsen isn’t as good as Romo but is an enjoyable listen. “I like Tony … Read more
Tony Romo almost made it. The CBS announcer — often criticized for being too excitable – seemed to fall victim to that temptation on Sunday during the final play of Super Bowl 2024. After Patrick Mahomes hit Mecole Hardman with the game-winning overtime touchdown for the Chiefs, CBS’ play-by-play man Jim Nantz perfectly punctuated the Las … Read more
Stephen A. Smith has no patience for Tony Romo’s comments on the Cowboys’ underachieving. “What’s wrong with you, Tony Romo? Seriously,” Smith said Thursday on “First Take.” “If I saw you, I would shake your hand because I got a lot of love for you as a person. “What the hell is wrong with you?” … Read more
Tony Romo is rooting for the NFL’s biggest love story. Ahead of Super Bowl 2024 in Las Vegas, Romo — who will be calling the big game between the Chiefs and 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday for CBS — gushed over Kansas City’s star tight end Travis Kelce, whose romance with pop megastar Taylor … Read more
Tony Romo has made a few notable Taylor Swift-related errors on air this season, but the two shared a friendly moment on the field after the Chiefs clinched a trip to the Super Bowl 2024 in Las Vegas. The Associated Press snapped a photo of Romo and Swift hugging and video captured by Yahoo Sports … 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
On this week’s pod, Andrew Marchand is joined by Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp to discuss the $5 billion WWE deal with Netflix and what it means for the future of sports rights. The duo discuss the impact of the agreement on the NBA’s forthcoming broadcast negotiations. They also highlight the bonkers NFL TV ratings, … Read more
It took one play in the Bills-Chiefs AFC Divisional-Round game for Chris Russo to lose his patience with Tony Romo. On the first play from scrimmage, Josh Allen threw a pass to Stefon Diggs that the receiver fumbled before tight end Dalton Kincaid swatted it out of bounds. Romo, CBS’ lead NFL analyst, referenced Franco … Read more
Tony Romo is at it again. The NFL analyst and former Cowboys quarterback made another on-air blunder when discussing Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, during the CBS broadcast of Kansas City’s divisional-round win over Buffalo on Sunday. When cameras panned to a suite inside Highmark Stadium, where Swift was watching … Read more
Maybe Tony Romo just wanted to mock his comment from a few weeks ago, or perhaps he made the same Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce mistake again. Near the midway point of the second quarter Sunday, Kelce caught a screen pass and turned it into a 24-yard gain — escaping tackles and even throwing a stiff-arm to … Read more
Tony Romo got a little bit ahead of himself with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s relationship status. Romo has sent audiences into uproar again, this time by referring to Swift as Kelce’s “wife” during the CBS live broadcast of the Chiefs-Bills game Sunday. Romo’s commentary came during the second quarter when the camera cut to … 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
Add Tony Romo and wife Candice Crawford to the growing list of celebs eager to check out Lionel Messi in action. In what appeared to be a rare public appearance for the couple, they were spotted at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Sunday, where Messi’s Inter Miami squad defeated FC Dallas in a Leagues … 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
The drama surrounding Tony Romo continues to mount. CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus appeared on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Radio on Friday and told Chris “Mad Dog” Russo that he didn’t have an intervention with Tony Romo ahead of the 2022 season. McManus acknowledged, though, that he meets with Romo periodically — the same as he … 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
Tony Romo is working out the kinks. The Cowboys’ former QB, who spent 14 seasons with Dallas before transitioning to an NFL analyst with CBS in 2017, is evolving in his role through trial and error, he said, and acknowledged that he doesn’t always “get it right” in the booth. “I think you’re always evolving,” … Read more