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Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys star turned broadcaster, raised eyebrows during his call for the Buffalo Bills’ win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
The CBS color analyst made some awkward noises as he tried to describe having fines called against the Bills.
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CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz (left), analyst Tony Romo (center) and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson at press conference in the Super Bowl LVIII Media Center at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Feb. 6, 2024. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
When fans were called up for the classic matchup between the two AFC rivals, they couldn’t help but comment on what Romo said or tried to say during the game.
The Bills ended up winning the game, 28-21, when they stopped two of Patrick Mahomes’ final drives toward the end zone in the final seconds. And while the win was huge for Buffalo moving forward through the season, Romo took the brunt of the criticism for his call.
Romo had been under scrutiny many times as he transitioned from the field to the broadcast booth. Before Super Bowl LVIII, he addressed some of the criticism he has received.
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Tony Romo on “The Drew Barrymore Show” prior to Super Bowl LVIII. (Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty Images)
“It’s a normal arc of anyone’s career,” he said at the time. “Honestly, I think a lot of people are rooting for Mahomes because he’s been 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 at things and then suddenly people are like, ‘OK’. Then at the end Tiger Woods comes back and everyone is rooting for you. It’s just a normal arc of a career. It’s not abnormal. It’s absolutely what has to happen.”
CBS sportscaster and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, right, congratulates a fellow golfer on a successful putt Tuesday, June 27, 2023, during the OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois Championship & 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 a lot of praise for how he called games, although his chemistry with legendary broadcaster Jim Nantz had also come under scrutiny.
