{
  "id": 11494387,
  "title": "Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt replaces Tony Romo on CBS' top NFL team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/houston-texans-legend-j-j-watt-replaces-tony-romo-on-cbs-top-nfl-team",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T17:54:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-texans-legend-j-j-175412682.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CBS has announced that J.J. Watt, the Houston Texans legend, will replace Tony Romo as the network's top NFL color commentator. Romo, a former Dallas Cowboys star quarterback, was let go due to his arrest for driving under the influence in Wisconsin earlier this summer. CBS and Romo mutually agreed to part ways, with the network expressing gratitude for his contributions over the past nine years. Watt, who auditioned for the position during the first few weeks of the NFL season, will now partner with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on the lead NFL announce team for the remainder of the season.",
  "summary": "Watt's temporary promotion has become a season-long assignment after Romo's departure from CBS Sports.",
  "key_points": [
    "J.J. Watt replaces Tony Romo as CBS NFL color commentator",
    "Romo ousted from CBS due to DUI arrest this summer",
    "Watt joins Nantz and Wolfson for NFL announce team"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Tony Romo is out at CBS Sports after DUI plea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/tony-romo-is-out-at-cbs-sports-after-dui-plea",
        "published": "2026-10-02T16:13:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "What's next for CBS after Tony Romo's departure?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/whats-next-for-cbs-after-tony-romos-departure",
        "published": "2026-10-02T16:29:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Tony Romo And CBS Sports Part Ways After His Drunk-Driving Arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/tony-romo-and-cbs-sports-part-ways-after-his-drunk-driving-arrest",
        "published": "2026-10-02T16:37:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "Tony Romo's CBS split announced in middle of Q-school round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/tony-romos-cbs-split-announced-in-middle-of-q-school-round",
        "published": "2026-10-02T17:59:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}