JJ Watt Signs Multiyear CBS Lead Analyst Deal — SkimNews
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- CBS Sports announced a multiyear agreement Thursday making JJ Watt its full-time lead NFL game analyst, replacing Tony Romo after an interim season in the role.
- JJ Watt joined CBS Sports as a studio analyst in 2023, moved into the broadcast booth last season and was elevated earlier this year alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson.
- Tony Romo went on personal leave in July following his drunken-driving arrest, and CBS Sports officially ended his 10-year network tenure earlier this month.
- Tony Romo was arrested July 23 in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence, pleaded no contest on Sept. 1 and received a six-month driving-license revocation.
- JJ Watt signed the deal at 37 after retiring following the 2022 season, ending a 12-year playing career with the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals; he was a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
Why it matters: The material change is Watt’s status: an interim assignment that began earlier this year becomes a multiyear role, while Tony Romo’s 10-year CBS tenure ends. CBS is now committing for the long term to the Nantz-Watt-Wolfson lineup it already used this season, rather than treating the booth change as temporary.
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