During last off-season, CBS Sports executives recognised that some of the lustre of Tony Romo’s NFL analysis had faded. As a result, they staged something of an intervention, The Post has learned.
In an effort to have Romo focus more on being fully prepared and to help him find a way to mesh better with his broadcast partner, Jim Nantz, executives, including CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus and CBS’ lead NFL game producer, Jim Rikhoff, flew on separate trips to Romo’s Dallas home, according to sources.
“To call this an intervention is a complete mischaracterization, we meet regularly with our on-air talent,” CBS Sports spokeswoman Jen Sabatelle said.
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While the get-togethers were said to have gone well, it did not improve the broadcast as Nantz and Romo continued to go the wrong direction, much the same way as Nantz and his previous partner, Phil Simms, went backward. Romo has received heat from TV sports insiders, media critics and social media. The Romo-Nantz combo will have even more relevance a year from now because Super Bowl LVIII, which will be played in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024, will air on CBS. This off-season, CBS officials plan to try to again address the issues with the network’s lead team. This article was originally published at the New York Post and was republished with permission.
