Posted on 01/13/2020 2:49:23 PM PST by Red Badger
Having tried a couple different ideas to fix its “Monday Night Football” broadcasting team, ESPN seems ready to throw money at the problem.
A lot of money.
Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports reported that ESPN was preparing an offer to make CBS’ Tony Romo the highest-paid sports broadcaster in history. McCarthy said the offer would be between $10 million and $14 million annually to attempt to lure him from CBS. That report broke the same day Romo was calling the Houston Texans-Kansas City Chiefs playoff game for CBS. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post also reported Sunday that ESPN was expected to go “all in” for Romo.
To put that in perspective, the largest base salary Romo ever made as Dallas Cowboys quarterback was $8.5 million, according to Spotrac. Would CBS match the offer to keep Tony Romo?
CBS will have a conundrum if the salary offer from ESPN to Romo is accurate and is officially offered.
Romo became the hottest announcer in sports after CBS lured him away from the playing field and put him right on their No. 1 broadcast team with Jim Nantz. Romo’s enthusiasm and ability to predict plays was a hit with fans. He quickly became a star in the field.
CBS doesn’t want to lose Romo, but it would be hard to match an eight-figure annual salary. If Romo does switch networks, it woul
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That or too many years with Jack Daniels. :-))
I simply do not understand the love affair which the MSM sports media has with Romo. He was, in effect, a journeyman quarterback who threw interceptions at key times in key games. Now his sound effects make me crazy. He offers little in the way of actual “analysis.”
“I think Peyton Manning would actually be pretty good in that role, I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten a gig yet.”
I have read that Manning would not want to have to find fault with his peers. He considers all of them his, “friends.” That is why he has turned down numerous offers.
What's the old WC Fields joke? "I didn't know he drank until I saw him sober one time."
All I know is....
Collinsworth SUX!!!
14 mil for 16 weeks worth of work? And he doesn’t get drilled by a blitzing linebacker? Take the money & run, Tony.
All I know is....
Collinsworth SUX!!!
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I absolutely despise Collinsworth(and Phil Simms). Both of them are PC pussies to the 10th degree.
And, Bradshaw is such damn clown that I can’t even stand to look at him.
Actually about 18 weeks.
ESPN has the ultimate team right in house. They are they team working tonight’s national college football championship game. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstriet.
ESPN and Disney are going broke. I don’t think they have the money to make this work.
Football is best with the sound off.
Romo has a lot of decent insights into flow of play calling and vulnerabilities, but like most announcers still gets rules wrong.
He’s a huge step up from guys like Fouts, who can’t even describe what he’s looking at.
Romo, the highest paid non-winningest QB ever, yawn ....
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