Watt lands new deal as full-time CBS lead analyst replacement for Romo

J.J. Watt will be the full-time lead NFL game analyst for CBS Sports, filling the role previously held by Tony Romo.

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Published: Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 2:05 PM

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CBS Sports signed JJ Watt to a multiyear deal as its full-time lead NFL game analyst.
Watt permanently replaces Tony Romo on the network's top broadcast team alongside Jim Nantz.
CBS officially parted ways with Romo following his July arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

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CBS Sports announced a new multiyear agreement on Thursday naming JJ Watt as its full-time lead NFL game analyst. Watt, who had been filling the role on an interim basis this season alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson, replaces Tony Romo as the network's top game analyst.

Watt initially joined CBS in 2023 following his 12-year NFL playing career before moving into game broadcasting. CBS parted ways with Romo earlier this month following Romo's drunken driving arrest in July, and Watt is now scheduled to call Super Bowl LXII for the network in February 2028.

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Watt lands new deal as full-time CBS lead analyst replacement for Romo

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