Tony Romo and Tom Brady are prepared to move their football rivalry from the field to the broadcast booth. When the former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys joined Jim Nantz at CBS Sports in 2017, Romo raised the bar for NFL analysts.
Because of his quick ascension, Romo became the highest-paid NFL analyst in TV history when he received a new contract worth $17 million annually and more than $100 million overall in early 2020.
However, Romo’s second career has since stagnated, and he has come under fire for his lack of preparation and commitment. This season, Brady’s first season at Fox will garner a lot of attention while Romo tries to save his career at CBS.
With an eye-watering 10-year, $375 million contract, the New England Patriots great comes, and he’s desperate to live up to the expectations and surpass his former quarterback competition.
Tom Brady and Tony Romo’s On Field Tussles
Brady had a considerably more successful run than Romo as a quarterback. Throughout his remarkable career, Brady won seven Super Bowls: six with the Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
In addition to setting other records, he was selected to the Pro Bowl fifteen times and awarded league MVP three times.
For a player who the Patriots selected with the 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, it was an incredible rise. For his part, Romo went undrafted out of Eastern Illinois and went on to have a lengthy and prosperous career.
Romo signed as a rookie free agency and played for the Cowboys for 13 solid years. Romo guided the Cowboys to four postseason trips, but they were unable to go past the divisional round. In addition, he was selected for four Pro Bowls.
In contrast, during his NFL career, Brady had a 6-0 record versus the Cowboys, including two games played after Romo’s retirement.
