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J.J. Watt named CBS Sports’ permanent lead NFL analyst
J.J. Watt will be CBS Sports’ permanent lead NFL analyst under a new multi-year deal.
He will call the network’s top games alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.
Watt began calling games with the team this season after joining CBS as a studio analyst in 2023 and moving to the broadcast booth in 2025.
He takes over the role previously held by Tony Romo, who is no longer with CBS Sports.
Before moving into broadcasting, Watt played 12 NFL seasons, mainly with the Houston Texans, and won Defensive Player of the Year three times.
The appointment puts a former star player in charge of CBS’s top NFL coverage, drawing on his experience to explain the game to viewers.
Watt is set to call future games with Nantz and Wolfson, including CBS’s planned broadcast of Super Bowl LXII from Atlanta next season.
JJ Watt has signed a multi-year agreement to become CBS Sports’ full-time lead NFL game analyst.
He takes over the role previously held by Tony Romo.
Watt will work on CBS’ top games with play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.
Watt had been serving as the network’s lead analyst on an interim basis this season.
- Who
- JJ Watt, the former NFL defensive lineman.
- What
- He signed a multi-year agreement to become CBS Sports’ full-time lead NFL game analyst.
- When
- CBS announced the agreement on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
- Where
- CBS Sports.
- Why
- He is replacing Tony Romo, who had held the role.
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Watt joined CBS as a studio analyst.
Watt moved to the broadcast booth.
Watt joined CBS’ top game broadcast team with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson.
Romo was arrested after a traffic stop in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.
Romo pleaded no contest and had his driving privileges revoked for six months.
CBS announced Watt’s multi-year agreement as its full-time lead NFL analyst.
- Agreement
- Multi-year
- Role
- CBS Sports’ full-time lead NFL game analyst
- Predecessor
- Tony Romo
- Broadcast colleagues
- Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson
- CBS start
- Watt joined as a studio analyst in 2023
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What people are saying
I am incredibly honored and grateful to have the opportunity to represent CBS Sports and all of the fantastic people who make this place so special,
I love this job and can't wait to see ya Sunday with Jim and Tracy and many more Sundays to come!
We are thrilled to have him leading our NFL coverage.
He’s insightful, entertaining, passionate, meticulous in his preparation, and the ultimate teammate.