CBS makes J.J. Watt the permanent Tony Romo replacement with a new contract and Super Bowl assignment

CBS has made J.J. Watt its permanent replacement for Tony Romo as the network’s lead NFL game analyst. Watt was named lead analyst for NFL on CBS in a new multi-year contract, a decision announced by David Berson, chairman of Skydance’s Global Sports Group. He will continue calling CBS’s top NFL games alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson, including during the 2027 season when the team will cover Super Bowl LXII in Atlanta. Romo’s exit followed an arrest on July 23 near downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and CBS later agreed to part ways with him after he pleaded no contest to OWI.