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Tony Romo can’t seem to stop going viral for awkward NFL broadcast moments.
A week after fans criticized the former NFL quarterback for making strange noises while analyzing a play, the CBS color commentator turned heads again during the New England Patriots-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game.
Romo was describing the Patriots, now 8-2 under Mike Vrabel after a 28-23 victory over the Buccaneers, when he used a phrase that some viewers took out of context.
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Tony Romo on “The Drew Barrymore Show” before Super Bowl LVIII. (Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty Images)
“This team is DTF, Jim,” Romo told his broadcast partner, Jim Nantz. “Details, hardness and finish.”
Nantz responded, “That’s pretty close to what Vrabel tells you, too,” before adding that his “T” in Romo’s acronym would stand for “technique.”
However, many on social media interpreted the acronym differently, referencing the NSFW phrase popularized by the MTV reality show “Jersey Shore“. NFL insider Albert Breer noted the connection in a post on X.
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“Tony Romo just said the Patriots are DTF… I guess he hasn’t seen [MTV’s] Jersey Shore?” Breer wrote.
On the Jersey shore“,” Cast members used “DTF” to refer to a sexual encounter, causing confusion and laughter among fans watching the broadcast.
However, as Romo points out, the Patriots embodied their version of “DTF” by extending their winning streak to seven in Vrabel’s first season as head coach. Quarterback Drake Maye, an early MVP candidate, was 16 of 31 for 270 yards with touchdown passes to Kyle Williams and Stefon Diggs. Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson also had a strong performance, rushing for 147 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 1, 2017. (Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports)
Last week, Romo and Nantz were on the call for the Buffalo Bills-Kansas City Chiefs game when Romo drew attention for making uncomfortable noises while describing a holding penalty on the Bills.
“Tony Romo is making very suspicious sounds again,” wrote one X user.
Romo has faced a lot of scrutiny since making the transition from the playing field to the broadcast booth. Before Super Bowl LVIII, he addressed some of the criticism.
“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.
Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mary Kouw/CBS)
“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.”
Romo joined CBS Sports in 2017 as the network’s lead NFL analyst after a 14-year career as quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys.
