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Tony Romo placed on indefinite leave at CBS; J.J. Watt steps into lead analyst role

8/1/2026

CBS placed Tony Romo on indefinite leave Friday, a week after his arrest on an operating while intoxicated charge, and named former Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J.

Watt as his replacement in the $18-million-a-year analyst chair alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz on the network's No.

The announcement puts Romo's long-term standing at the network in question ahead of its next Super Bowl broadcast, scheduled for Feb.

Watt joins Nantz and Wolfson CBS paired Watt with Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. The network offered no return date for Romo.

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