JJ Watt signs multi-year deal as CBS lead NFL analyst

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 16:03 · Archive

JJ Watt has signed a multi-year agreement to continue as the lead analyst on CBS Sports' top NFL broadcast team.

JJ Watt has signed a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports to remain the lead analyst on the network's top NFL broadcast team, the network announced on Thursday.

Watt replaced Tony Romo, who had been the lead game analyst since 2017. Romo stepped aside after his arrest in Wisconsin in July on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He pleaded no contest and parted ways with CBS in early October after the two sides agreed to do so.

Watt joined CBS Sports in 2023 as a studio analyst on 'The NFL Today' following a 12-year playing career with the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals. He was a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and five-time All-Pro selection. He moved to the booth in 2025 and initially called games on CBS's second-tier team with Ian Eagle and Evan Washburn before his promotion to the lead team this season, where he works alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.

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• JJ Watt signs a multi-year deal to stay as CBS' lead NFL analystJJ Watt will continue to be the analyst on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team after signing a new multi-year agreement with the network.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 15:31
• JJ Watt signs a multi-year deal to stay as CBS' lead NFL analystJJ Watt will continue to be the analyst on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team after signing a new multi-year agreement with the network.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 15:31

In this story: JJ Watt · CBS Sports · Tony Romo · Jim Nantz · Tracy Wolfson · Houston Texans · Arizona Cardinals · Wisconsin

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