Tony Romo and CBS have agreed to a record-breaking broadcast contract, the New York Posts Andrew Marchand reports.<\/p>\n
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback will remain as the networks No. 1 NFL analyst with a contract that pays him $17 million per season, easily the largest deal for a game analyst in sports. Marchand describes the deal as significantly more than five years.<\/p>\n
It marks a significant raise over three-year, $10 million deal Romo reportedly signed as a rookie broadcaster in 2017.<\/p>\n
By comparison, Romo averaged a little more than $9.1 per season over the course of his 14-year playing career in the NFL.<\/p>\n
The deal puts an end to speculation that Romo would leave CBS for ESPNs Monday Night Football booth as the two networks were reportedly ready to engage in a bidding war for his services when his initial CBS deal expired in March.<\/p>\n
According to Marchand, CBS extended the offer before ESPN had a chance to make a bid. The high demand paid off in a big way for Romo.<\/p>\n
ESPN, meanwhile, will have to move on to Plan B.<\/p>\n
Tony Romo will reportedly almost double the average salary he made as a player with his new CBS broadcast deal. (AP Photo\/Michael Ainsworth, File)<\/p>\n
Romo joined the broadcast booth alongside play-by-play man Jim Nantz after he retired from the Cowboys in 2016. He replaced Phil Simms, who shifted to the networks studio show.<\/p>\n
Between his enthusiasm, relatability and penchant for calling plays before they happened, Romo became an immediate favorite among fans and critics.<\/p>\n
Concerns that he jumped the line to join the networks No. 1 team with no experience were quickly quelled as his game analysis drew rave reviews.<\/p>\n
According to Front Office Sports, Foxs Troy Aikman was previously the highest-paid current NFL analyst, making $7.5 million annually.<\/p>\n
Jon Gruden made $6.5 million per year as a Monday Night Football analyst, while broadcast icon John Madden made $8 million per year in the early 1990s, per the report.<\/p>\n
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