CBS Buys Out Tony Romo's $180 Million Deal After July 23 DUI Arrest
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Oct 2
CBS Buys Out Tony Romo's $180 Million Deal After July 23 DUI Arrest
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Oct 2
Summary
A month after placing Tony Romo on indefinite leave, CBS formally cut ties Friday with the 46-year-old analyst through a negotiated buyout of his 10-year, $180 million contract.
CBS's move followed Romo's July 23 Milwaukee DUI arrest, but the report says executives had already soured on his slipping preparation and on-air performance after warning him to improve after the 2022 season.
J.J. Watt, who filled Romo's seat during the leave, now gets a full-season audition as Jim Nantz's partner in CBS's top NFL booth.
Romo, once a breakout star after joining CBS in 2017, may resurface elsewhere, though the report says any comeback is unlikely to begin in a No. 1 booth.