Former Houston Texans star J.J. Watt is certainly enjoying his first full season as the lead color commentator for CBS Sports.
Watt spent the 2025 season on the No. 2 crew with CBS play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle. He was promoted to the No. 1 crew after Tony Romo was arrested by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office for unsafe passing on the right, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possessing open intoxicants.
Romo, who was initially placed on leave, mutually parted ways with CBS Sports last Friday.
“CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward,” the network said. “JJ Watt will continue to partner with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on our lead NFL announce team for the rest of the season. All other teams remain the same, including Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn.”
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Two days after CBS officially moved on from Romo, the network landed a record-setting audience for its telecast of the Chiefs-Raiders game.
CBS averaged 28.448 million viewers for the Chiefs-Raiders game, making it the most watched Week 4 game ever for any network.
“Most-Watched Game of the Season. Most-Watched Week 4 Game Ever. Phenomenal game between two undefeated division rivals, all the way down to the wire,” Watt wrote on X. “Just awesome stuff. Honored to have had the opportunity to call it on CBS with Jim, Tracy and the whole crew.”
Where’s Watt heading for Week 5?
Nantz and Watt are expected to call this Sunday’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers.
If Watt wants to keep his role with CBS Sports on a full-time basis, he’ll have to keep impressing fans with his analysis in the broadcast booth.
CBS Sports has not yet made a final decision on Watt’s status for the 2027 season.
