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Tony Romo’s New Job

Peter King, editor-in-chief of The MMQB, discusses Tony Romo's move to broadcasting, cautioning that being a successful TV analyst requires more than just talent and knowledge.

Emptying the Tony Romo saddlebag after a most eventful day in the life of the new number one NFL analyst for CBS, and the third-leading passer in yardage (behind Jimmy Garoppolo and Sean Payton) in Eastern Illinois University history:

• Check me on this, loyal readers, but I do believe Tony Romo is the first player in at least a quarter-century to leave the field and start his TV career as the number one analyst in a two-man booth for a major network’s top crew.