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Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys star turned broadcaster, turned heads during his call of the Buffalo Bills’ victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
The CBS color analyst was making some awkward noises while trying to describe the sanctions levied against the Bills.
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CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz (left), analyst Tony Romo (center) and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson at a press conference at the Super Bowl LVIII Media Center at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on February 6, 2024. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
As fans took in the classic matchup between the two AFC rivals, they couldn’t help but comment on what Romo was saying, or trying to say, during the game.
The Bills ended up winning the game, 28-21, when they stopped two of Patrick Mahomes’ final attempts into the end zone in the final seconds. And while the win was huge for Buffalo throughout the season, Romo took the brunt of the criticism for his decision.
Romo had been under scrutiny many times as he made the transition from the playing field to the broadcast booth. Ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, he addressed some of the criticism he’s received.
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Tony Romo on “The Drew Barrymore Show” before Super Bowl LVIII. (Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty Images)
“It’s a normal arc in someone’s career,” he said at the time. “Honestly, I think a lot of people were rooting for Mahomes because he’s been there. They want to see new people.
“It’s just part of an arc when you do something at a very high level. I think that’s normal. The same thing happens in football. You become dominant in things, and then all of a sudden people say, ‘Okay.’ Then at the end, Tiger Woods comes back and everyone supports you. It’s just a normal arc of a career. It’s not abnormal. It’s absolutely what’s supposed to happen.”
CBS sportscaster and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, right, congratulates a fellow golfer on a successful putt on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, during the OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois Championship and Pro-Am Tournament at Metamora Fields Golf Club in Metamora. (MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR/USA TODAY NETWORK)
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He said he received some praise for how he called games, although his chemistry with legendary announcer Jim Nantz had also been put under the microscope.
