Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is getting ready to supply sport evaluation for Super Bowl LVIII from the published sales space.
Romo retired from the NFL after the 2016 season. He then changed Phil Simms within the sales space when he was named the lead analyst for CBS Sports activities in 2017. Romo initially obtained a major quantity of reward for his energetic broadcasting fashion and his uncanny means to foretell how a play would develop earlier than the ball was snapped.
In recent times, the criticism from soccer followers, radio hosts, and social media has seemingly grown extra essential of Romo’s broadcasting. Throughout a CBS NFL media name earlier this week, Romo pushed again in opposition to those that have been vocal about how he handles his tv job.
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CBS broadcaster Tony Romo earlier than the AFC Championship sport between the Tennessee Titans and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on January 19, 2020, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, MO. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
“It’s a normal arc of someone’s career,” he stated. “Honestly, I think a lot of people were rooting against [Patrick] Mahomes because he’s been there. They want to see people new.
“It’s simply a part of an arc if you do one thing at a really excessive stage. I feel that’s regular. Identical factor occurs in soccer. You change into dominant at issues, after which hastily individuals are like, ‘OK.’ Then on the finish, Tiger Woods comes again and everybody roots for you. It’s only a regular arc of a profession. It’s not irregular. It’s completely what’s imagined to occur.”
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Social media platforms have generally become spaces where critiques are commonplace. Romo argued that someone who consistently praised the CBS Sports broadcast crew on social media could be viewed as “foolish.” He also noted that people have approached him and expressed their appreciation for the broadcasts.
“Should you appreciated our broadcast, and also you stated, ‘Wow, I love Jim Nantz and Tony Romo,’ and also you stated that on there in your tweet, are you going to maintain doing that each week, or would that make you look just a little foolish?” he said. “I feel there’s way more individuals who I see each single day who come up and love our broadcast and our staff and CBS and what we do, and I hear that and really feel that. And you may really feel it in life. There’s so many individuals which have stated they love us.”
Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo talks with Patrick Mahomes, #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Brittany Mahomes after the AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)
“And so that you’re going to have the destructive features that are available every so often, however these issues are regular. That’s what’s imagined to occur via the arc. I’m telling you, there lots of people who . . . if I went on there and despatched a tweet out of ‘Hey, do you guys still like us?,’ I feel you’d hear about it over again.”
Jim Nantz, Tracy Wolfson, and Tony Romo attend the 2017 CBS Upfront at The Plaza Hotel on May 17, 2017, in New York City. (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Last year, a report from the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand stated that CBS leadership spoke with Romo during the previous offseason about how he prepares for his NFL telecasts. The company executives also sought to help Romo find methods that would allow him to develop better on-air chemistry with his broadcast partner, Jim Nantz, according to the report.
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Romo has taken some heat this season for referring to Taylor Swift as the “spouse” of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, but he has admitted that the reference was intended to be a joke.
The Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face off in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on February 11.
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