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Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys star turned announcer, raised eyebrows during his call for the Buffalo Bills’ victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
The CBS color analyst was making awkward noises while trying to describe the holding penalties assessed against the Bills.
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CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz (left), analyst Tony Romo (center) and reporter Tracy Wolfson during 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 were immersed 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, by stopping two of Patrick Mahomes’ final moves toward the end zone in the final seconds. And while the win was huge for Buffalo all season long, Romo took the brunt of the criticism for his decision.
Romo had been scrutinized several times as he moved from the playing field to the broadcast booth. Ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, he responded to some of the criticism he 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 path in someone’s career,” he said at the time. “Honestly, I think a lot of people were against Mahomes because he was 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 it’s normal. The same thing happens in football. You become dominant in things, and then all of a sudden people say ‘OK’. 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 Sportsman and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, right, congratulates another golfer on a successful putt 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 praise for the way he called games, although his chemistry with legendary broadcaster Jim Nantz was also put under the microscope.
