Colin Cowherd believes CBS executives resented Tony Romo since contract negotiations - Yahoo Sports
Colin Cowherd suggests that CBS executives may have harbored resentment toward Tony Romo following his high-stakes contract negotiations in 2020. This tension, combined with Romo's recent legal issues, has led to his indefinite leave from the network.
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It highlights the volatile nature of high-profile sports broadcasting contracts and the internal corporate dynamics that can influence talent retention.
Colin Cowherd has never been the biggest fan of Tony Romo the broadcaster, and he’s not sure whether CBS has been either.
Cowherd joined Ethan Strauss on his House of Strauss podcast Friday, where the FS1 host discussed Romo’s now unclear future with CBS . In the wake of being arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated last week in Milwaukee, CBS placed Romo on leave “until further notice” Friday morning . With no timetable for his return, Romo will be replaced by J.J Watt in their lead NFL booth alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson. But Cowherd wonders if Romo’s relationship with CBS started to break when they signed him to a 10-year $180 million contract back in 2020.
“When you go into contract negotiations, there was a moment in time that Tony Romo had tremendous leverage over CBS,” Cowherd noted. “And he squeezed them for every nickel.”
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