Tony Romo earned an average of $9.1 million over 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He’ll earn nearly double that in one year with CBS after reportedly signing a $100-million deal worth $17 million per year, which would make him the highest-paid NFL analyst in TV history.
Michael Thomas, who’s slated to make $11 million in 2020, used Romo’s deal to push back against the new CBA proposal, tweeting “[T]hat’s why we shouldn’t sign the new CBA agreement no way the announcer should be making more than 90% of the players.”
Only four receivers have a salary cap value over $17 million this season: Sammy Watkins, Julio Jones, Mike Evans and Tyreek Hill.