re: Jim Nantz wants "Romo money" in next CBS contract

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Why would Romo get so much more than Nantz in the first place?

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ESPN would have backed the truck up.

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Why would Romo get so much more than Nantz in the first place?

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Sounds like a combination of Nantz being underpaid relative to his peers at other networks as well as CBS getting desperate to retain Romo when a deal with Manning didn't come together.

Romo is looking like a deal they're going to regret. The articles says they viewed it as an exception rather than a benchmark but Nantz is using it as the benchmark in his negotiations.

Nantz is THE voice of The Masters and CBS golf for many. He's really good in the NCAAT (though I can appreciate the fun a guy like Kevin Harlan brings). But IMO, he is kind of "meh" in the NFL. Romo has been great as an analyst. He's quick witted and funny, but also does an awesome job of giving the fans and inside look intricacies and details of the play. We all, as fans, can see the general aspects of the play. Romo shows us the stuff we don't see because we don't know.

Natz should be paid up there with the lead guys at the other networks. But Romo's salary is a result of timing. MNF wanted him and CBS knew what they had...so they paid him accordingly