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NFL on CBS team Jim Nantz and Tony Romo seem to get to do more big games than any other tandem in the league. But, the two, especially Romo, have taken a lot of criticism in recent years.
Many believe that their chemistry is a little bit off, and that Tony Romo talks too much. Plus, it seems like Tony Romo has been mistake-prone this year.
Notably, he referred to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as a married couple multiple times this year.
That criticism is a stark difference from the huge amounts of praise the former Cowboys great received when he first broke into broadcasting in the 2017 season after retiring from the NFL. Romo showed an incredible knack for predicting what play offesnes would run next. That makes sense, as he had just left the NFL. Still, it was impressive.
But, it’s been all downhill since for many.Jim Nantz spoke on people’s perception of the two, defending Romo.. Here’s Yahoo! Sports with more.
This will be Nantz’s seventh Super Bowl overall. Ahead of the big game, the 63-year-old spoke to Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated about whether the backlash against his on-air partner has bothered either of them.
“I mean, I take it kind of as a foregone conclusion from what people tell me that everybody gets [criticism],” he said. “Never had one conversation with Tony about it.”
Nantz went on to say that he doesn’t even see the negative feedback.
“Now people say, ‘Oh, wait a minute, don’t people send you sometimes clips or something on Twitter?’ Sure,” he added. “But how I would get from there to see what people are saying about Tony? No. I wouldn’t even think about it. I’m gonna use my own judgment of how the broadcasts are going, and I couldn’t be happier.”
Sounds like the two are on the same page. They’ll get the honor of calling Super Bowl LVIII tomorrow on CBS. Hopefully the crew has a great game and impresses the tens of millions of viewers.