NFL world reacts to Tony Romo’s massive new deal with CBS

Tony Romo entered the 2020 NFL offseason as the hottest commodity in sports broadcasting, as his contract with CBS ended after the 2019 season, and ESPN was expected to offer Romo a colossal deal to lure him away from the CBS booth. Romo will remain alongside Jim Nantz for years to come, though, after reportedly signing a long term deal with the network worth a cool $17 million per year.

According to a report by the New York Post, Romo’s new deal is “for significantly more than five years,” which means that Romo will likely surpass his earnings as an NFL player with his earnings as an NFL broadcaster by the time the new deal expires. As a player, Romo only ever made more than $17 million in three of his 14 NFL seasons, and made $127 million in total, according to Spotrac.

Notable NFL players that are scheduled to earn less than Tony Romo in 2020

J.J. Watt $15.5 M
Odell Beckham Jr. $14.2 M
Aaron Rodgers $7.2 M
Patrick Mahomes $2.7 M

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) February 29, 2020

Tony Romo is now the 20th highest paid QB in the league. https://t.co/vo8GhwF96J

— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) February 29, 2020

Thank you that’s why we shouldn’t sign the new CBA agreement no way the announcer should be making more then 90% of the players 🤷🏾‍♂️🤓 #No https://t.co/b7I4N8UzY0

— Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) February 29, 2020

Tony Romo is gonna make $17M a year to talk about football and people are surprised actual football players want to make $20M a year.

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) February 29, 2020

To everyone reaching out, yes, I seen the Tony Romo $17M per year news.

Yes, I’m bummed about not getting the gig, but if a guy is willing to take $5M less than my starting #, then CBS had to do what they had to do.

Please respect my privacy during this difficult time.

-Hawk

— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) February 29, 2020

When Tony Romo see Dak pic.twitter.com/kgR7AUeQZ5

— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) February 29, 2020