{"id":980273,"date":"2026-08-04T14:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/980273\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:58:19","slug":"greg-olsen-is-the-wild-card-with-tony-romos-uncertain-cbs-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/980273\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Olsen is the wild card with Tony Romo&#8217;s uncertain CBS future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Olsen may have a path back to an \u201cA\u201d booth.<\/p>\n<p>With Tony Romo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/01\/sports\/tony-romo-faces-uphill-battle-to-reclaim-cbs-job-after-owi-arrest-leads-to-indefinite-leave\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">future uncertain at CBS<\/a> following his OWI arrest that led to him being placed on leave \u201cuntil further notice,\u201d Olsen, a Fox commentator, could be a potential replacement, <a href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/newsletters\/the-varsity\/?pr=1f62becb1363bc86f7c3bf1f35196457b2d01ba085946a374854b4727f98df29&amp;utm_campaign=The+Varsity+-+SUBSCRIBERS+%288%2F3%2F26%29&amp;utm_content=The+Varsity+-+SUBSCRIBERS+%288%2F3%2F26%29&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=puck-cio&amp;utm_term=f6c6060e9bb201bc831b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to Puck<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>JJ Watt, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/31\/sports\/jj-watt-tapped-as-tony-romos-cbs-replacement-until-further-notice-after-ex-qbs-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who is filling Romo\u2019s spot<\/a> in the CBS \u201cA\u201d booth alongside Jim Nantz, is reportedly also considered a potential replacement should the ex-Dallas quarterback and CBS part ways.<\/p>\n<p>Football broadcaster Greg Olsen walks the field before the game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys at AT&amp;T Stadium on Sunday, November 12, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Getty Images North America) Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still a long ways to go before CBS may have to fill Romo\u2019s position, but The Athletic reported recently how the 46-year-old may face an uphill battle to return to his previous position.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Marchand wrote that Romo will \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7483395\/2026\/07\/31\/tony-romo-leave-cbs-sports-nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">have to make quite a case to get his top job back<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romo has a scheduled Sept. 21 court date in Wisconsin stemming from his July arrest, and Marchand reported that CBS is already planning to withholding him from its upcoming seminar for on-air talent, the Week 1 Packers-Viking clash on Sept. 13 and the Week 3 Cowboys-Ravens game in Brazil on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>That raises questions about whether CBS would bring Romo into the fold roughly one-quarter of the way through the season, especially with all the negative headlines that will bring.<\/p>\n<p>Romo is still owed $72 million over four years, but The Athletic noted how his contract has a morality clause that CBS could potentially cite if it chooses to end the pact early.<\/p>\n<p>In that case, Olsen may have his shot to once again be calling the premier game on a network.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Romo is pictured in a mugshot after being arrested on Thursday, July 23, in Milwaukee. Romo was arrested for OWI, first offense, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Milwaukee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>Olsen served on the \u201cB\u201d booth alongside Joe Davis for the second straight season in 2025, having been replaced in the \u201cA\u201d booth by Tom Brady.<\/p>\n<p>He joined Fox for the 2021 season and worked alongside Kevin Burkhardt, and the two received the bump to the \u201cA\u201d spot after Troy Aikman and Joe Buck left for ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Olsen spent two years in that role before Brady made his high-profile transition to broadcasting and became Burkhardt\u2019s color analyst.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The former 41-year-old Panthers star has developed into one of the top NFL analysts in short time, earning Sports Emmys for Outstanding Personality\/Event Analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSportsPR\/status\/2059449633399869939?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">for 2025<\/a>, Top Event Analyst for 2023 and Outstanding Emerging On-Air Talent for 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/personalities\/greg-olsen\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">He also called Super Bowl 2023 for Fox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And Olsen has the ability to leave for another job should it be considered a promotion, like this would be, according to the Puck report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/greg-olsen-could-be-the-eventual-successor-to-tony-romo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cited by Pro Football Talk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt, left, and game analyst Greg Olsen, right, pose before an NFL football game on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Arlington, Texas.  AP<\/p>\n<p>Watt could emerge as Olsen\u2019s potential competition if the job opens, and the former star defensive lineman only joined a broadcasting booth last season.<\/p>\n<p>After two years on \u201cThe NFL Today,\u201d Watt worked with Ian Eagle in CBS\u2019 \u201cB\u201d booth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Greg Olsen may have a path back to an \u201cA\u201d booth. 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