Tony Romo opens up about commentating criticism he chooses to ignore: ‘They’re watching’

Tony Romo's broadcasting vocation has been similar a roller coaster.

At the onset, Romo seemed to person a crystal shot successful the booth alongside Jim Nantz, calling plays earlier the assemblage saw them.

However, things appeared to deed a wall, and it was reported that CBS was acrophobic Romo had mislaid his flair and his narration with Nantz had taken a hit.

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Tony Romo astatine the Super Bowl Feb. 11, 2024, astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas.  (Mary Kouw/CBS via Getty Images)

Romo has called 3 afloat shot seasons since then, and his existent woody expires aft the 2030 season.

Depending connected who you ask, Romo is conscionable arsenic polarizing present arsenic erstwhile helium was the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, and, successful an quality connected Pat McAfee's show, helium responded to the criticism.

"You’re doing you, and you’ve got to beryllium yourself and everything. You’re trying your best, and it’s not similar you’re ne'er not trying your champion to beryllium large astatine something. But past you look astatine it, and it’s like, the sound is the noise. It’s portion of being successful this job," helium said. "To me, it’s up, it’s down. But astatine the extremity of the day, you don’t truly perceive to things." 

Romo alternatively likes to perceive to the affirmative feedback.

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"All the fans travel up to maine and accidental they emotion america and everything, that’s what I feel. As acold arsenic looking astatine worldly online, it’s conscionable portion of the process. But I don’t deliberation it truly changes things," helium continued.

Tony Romo astatine the Super Bowl Feb. 11, 2024, astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas. (Mary Kouw/CBS via Getty Images)

"If everyone likes me, they’re watching, truthful determination has to beryllium thing there. But we’re besides commenting connected their teams that are winning and losing. ‘I don’t similar idiosyncratic erstwhile he’s not afloat rooting for my team.’ So, there’s a equilibrium you try. I basal for some teams. I basal for guys who emotion the sport, attraction truthful profoundly and privation to win. I privation them to attraction arsenic overmuch arsenic I did. And those are the guys you benignant of basal for a small bit, and sometimes that comes crossed a definite way, but I emotion it. It’s a large job."

Romo received disapproval for his colour commentary during the Jacksonville Jaguars-Buffalo Bills playoff matchup earlier this month.

Romo’s bizarre noisemaking and investigation of the playoff crippled sparked disapproval from NFL fans connected societal media. Awful Announcing noted a fewer times successful which Romo whitethorn person fallen short, including a scene-setter successful which helium suggested the Jaguars were the underdog successful their location playoff crippled against the Bills.

Romo’s unusual noises and a "DTF" remark sparked complaints from fans earlier successful the 2025 NFL season.

Tony Romo connected "The Drew Barrymore Show" up of the 2024 Super Bowl. (Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty Images)

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Romo and Nantz are slated to beryllium connected the telephone for Super Bowl LXII successful Atlanta 2 years from now, CBS' archetypal Super Bowl since the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers successful overtime successful the 2024 Super Bowl successful Las Vegas.

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