NFL teams aren’t the only organizations that have to contend with major COVID-19 absences on Sundays. CBS will be without its top play-by-play announcer, Jim Nantz, this weekend for its Buccaneers vs. Panthers broadcast.
Nantz has entered COVID-19 health and safety protocols, which takes him out of the booth for the weekend. Tom McCarthy, another CBS voice who also calls games for the Phillies, will fill in alongside Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson.
The game will pair Romo with a new play-by-play voice for one of the first times in his career. The former Cowboys quarterback has become one of football’s most popular game analysts in short order, heading to the booth in 2017.