NFL on CBS announcer Tony Romo sparked some major concern over the weekend with his appearance.
Romo, 45, was on the call of the Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday. The Chiefs topped the Ravens in a battle of 1-2 NFL teams. Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson exited the game with an injury. The MVP quarterback is expected to miss a couple of weeks with an injury.
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The NFL on CBS announcer was called out for his bizarre reaction to Jackson’s injury.
“It didn’t look like anything severe,” Nantz said after Jackson went to the bench on Sunday. “But he sits. Rush enters.”
“This should be a completely different plan,” Romo said as Cooper Rush entered the game, before adding. “We might have a little spark.”
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Outside of his comment on Jackson, Romo trended on social media for his appearance, as he called the game alongside Jim Nantz.
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Some claimed that Romo looked like a “completely different person.”
“WTF happened to Tony Romo 😂 Dudes got more makeup and Botox than all of Hollywood,” one fan added.
“Is it just me, or did the make up person go crazy on Romo’s face?” one fan added.
Other fans were more concerned.
“I thought it was just my TV,” one person wrote.
“What did they do to my sweet prince,” another wrote.
Romo, ultimately, has probably just been enjoying retirement. The NFL on CBS announcer has been changing his style in recent years.
Romo hasn’t been quite as overspoken as he was when he first got into broadcasting. He’s fine tuning his craft.
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“There’s no plan of doing it at all,” he told the Washington Post of his announcing style in 2019.
“Sometimes you just get passionate and you get excited and in the moment you start, you know, just really talking out loud what’s going through your brain.”
Romo will be on the call of Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. It’s set to kick off at 1 p.m. E.T. on CBS.
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Oct 1, 2025, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.