Daily News | NBC’s Cris Collinsworth had some vocal issues, CBS’ Tony Romo had fun during Chiefs blowout
Almost immediately after joining CBS back in 2017, Tony Romo separated himself from other top NFL broadcasters by his willingness to have fun in the booth.following Romo’s performance calling last year’s high-octane Chiefs-Bills playoff matchup. “Giddiness is also Romo’s superpower. It allows him to erase the distance between the announcer and the fan. It lets him get one over on the Professor Football model of announcer that became standard over the last decade.
Now in his sixth year with CBS, Romo appears to still be having fun in the booth alongside play-by-player announcer Jim Nantz. On Sunday, the duo called the Chief’s blowout victory over the Arizona Cardinals, and Romo was Romo — filling the broadcast with enthusiasm, jokes, and a few pop culture references.
Just before halftime, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker knocked through a 54-yard field goal after being carted off earlier in the game after tweaking his ankle. “He comes back from the locker room, thinks he’s probably done, and Daniel LaRusso is going to fight,” Romo said, a reference to the fictional hero ofseries by Ralph Macchio. “And he comes through.”“Andy’s like, ‘Oh, baby. Let’s go get a snack,’” Romo joked as he prepared to make his way to the locker room for halftime.
Romo hasn’t called an Eagles game since Week 13 of the 2020 season, when the Birds lost to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. It appears unlikely the former Cowboys quarterback will be in the booth for an Eagles game this season, since the team is
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