Tony Romo has reportedly agreed to record-setting deal that would pay him $17 million a year to stay with CBS as broadcaster

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• Tony Romo is reportedly set to sign a record-setting deal to remain the lead color-commentator at CBS.
• According to Andrew Marchand at the New York Post, Romo has agreed to terms on a deal that would pay him $17 million annually to call games alongside Jim Nantz.
• The deal would set Romo up to make more money as a broadcaster than he ever did as a player, and reset the market for top broadcasters at other networks, as well as for potential free agents like Peyton Manning.
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Tony Romo has secured the bag.

According to Andrew Marchand at the New York Post, Romo has agreed to a deal worth $17 million a year to keep him as a part of the top broadcast crew at CBS.

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