Tony Romo Gets $17M Per Year To Stay At CBS Long-Term

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Tony Romo has "agreed to the largest sports analyst contract in TV history," as CBS will pay him around $17M per season, which is "more than double the previous NFL high" of $8M per year that John Madden received more than two decades ago. Sources said that the long-term deal is for "significantly more than five years." CBS was "motivated this week by Disney’s ability to start bidding on Romo in March, when he could have been eligible for free agency." Though Romo’s salary is "astronomical for 20 NFL games, CBS officials felt he showed loyalty because he could have explored how high ESPN would go" (N.Y. POST, 2/29).