Tony Romo is staying put at CBS and he’s getting paid.
According SBJ’s John Ourand, CBS and Romo agreed to a longterm deal.
BREAKING: CBS signs Tony Romo to a long-term deal, sources tell me.
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) February 29, 2020
Romo deal is described as long term. It shows CBS’s commitment to the NFL, as those negotiations heat up.
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) February 29, 2020
Jon Gruden was the highest paid NFL analyst at $6.5 million per year before he returned to coaching.
Tony Romo is now the highest paid analyst at $17 million per year. (Romo made $18 million in his final season with the Dallas Cowboys.)
— Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) February 29, 2020
Romo is getting paid $17 million a year by CBS which is the highest figure ever paid for an NFL analyst.
Breaking: Tony Romo and CBS have agreed to a deal that will make him the highest NFL analyst in TV history in a deal that will pay him around $17 million per season, according to sources.
Story up shortly.
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) February 29, 2020
CBS Sports is confirming the Romo deal. CBS Sports will not comment on deal terms.
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) February 29, 2020
Via NY Post
The contract will pay Romo around $17 million per season, which is more than the previous NFL high of $8 million per year John Madden received more than two decades ago. Even when adjusted for inflation — which would make Madden’s number $14 million — Romo still is the highest paid ever.
The deal is a long-term contract, with sources saying it is for significantly more than five years. This means the total value for Romo’s contract will surpass $100 million.
Apparently ESPN never made an offer for Romo despite previous reports.
Sources say ESPN did not make a formal offer to Romo. ESPN was interested, of course. It never got to the point of presenting an offer.
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) February 29, 2020
.@espn was clearly interested in #tonyromo but because window wasn’t open, never made offer. Sources there say they would not have gotten close to $17/year.
— james andrew miller (@JimMiller) February 29, 2020