Colin Cowherd believes CBS executives resented Tony Romo since contract negotiations
CBS has placed NFL broadcaster Tony Romo on leave following his arrest on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. Analyst Colin Cowherd suggests that underlying resentment from CBS executives regarding Romo's high-value contract may have influenced the network's swift decision to sideline him.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the fragile relationship between high-profile sports media talent and network executives, especially when massive financial contracts are involved.
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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