Tony Romo just gave to every NFL player who feels like they are worth way more than they are getting in their current contract when CBS signed him to a deal that gave him the largest contract in the history of sports television.
Upon signing the deal, it was reported that Romo would be getting a deal that was worth $17 million per year. It turns out that was wrong.
Andrew Marchand of the New York Post included all the perks and his yearly salary is substantially more than previously reported.
Via NY Post:
“On Friday, The Post reported that Romo’s contract was for “around $17 million per season” and “significantly more than five years.”
Romo’s salary is $17.5 million, but factoring in all the perks, it is worth $18 million a year, according to sources.
Romo is receiving a contract that is 18 times more than his rookie TV deal of three years for around $10 million, which McManus and Berson gave him when they showed the foresight to hire him off the field in 2017.
If CBS keeps the NFL for the next decade, Romo’s broadcast earnings of $190 million between his first two contracts will far surpass the $127 million, according to Spotrac, he earned during his 14 seasons as the Cowboys’ quarterback.
Romo’s average of $18 million per year is higher than the average salary of the NFL’s 32 starting quarterbacks this past season, which comes in at $16.3 million.”
The best thing to actually happen to Romo was getting injured and effectively losing his job to Dak Prescott.
