By Andrew McCartyShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberTony Romo immediately became a fan favorite when he left the Dallas Cowboys and entered the broadcast booth after his retirement.
From his "Romostradamus" predictions to his witty banter, the longtime NFL quarterback gave audiences a glimpse into the position and advanced their knowledge of the game.
However, over the past few years he's regressed in a big way. Awful Announcing recently called CBS Sports' decision to hand Romo a 10-year, $180 million contract "one of the worst decisions in sports media." Romo's decline isn't a secret to those at CBS either.
In early 2023, media insider Andrew Marchand reported that CBS Sports attempted an intervention.
“Tony Romo needs to study more,” Marchand said. “He needs to be better prepared. As you move away from the sidelines, you need to do more work. I know CBS is aware of this. They tried an intervention last offseason. They knew, they anticipated this. That’s a credit to them, the people in charge there. But it has not gotten better.”
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Marchand recently called out Romo and on-air teammate Jim Nantz for "regressing" and called out their lack of chemistry as they devolve into an "uncle-nephew" dynamic.
“Then lastly, this is the chemistry. Romo will make a joke, Jim will comment on it, but there’s no real camaraderie there. I know they hugged and said they loved each other at the beginning of games, and maybe they do truly love each other. But in terms of the chemistry, you just don’t necessarily feel it when you’re watching the game," Marchand said.
“...It’s like that uncle-nephew thing they got at a game. It’s like you’re going with your uncle, and you got your nephew there, and he’s making all these references, and the uncle’s like, ‘I don’t know what he’s talking about. Yeah, okay, little Tony, I get it.’ And trying to play along. There’s no real buy-play when these things happen."
Romo and Nantz are set to work their fourth-straight Kansas City Chiefs game, a decision that sparked backlash on social media as the former Cowboys quarterback dotes over Patrick Mahomes.
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