• Jim Nantz’s new CBS deal doesn’t come with ‘Romo money’

    Jim Nantz’s new CBS deal doesn’t come with ‘Romo money’

    No “Romo money” for Jim Nantz. The longtime face of CBS, Nantz does have a nice new, lucrative new contract, according to sources, but he did not come close to matching Romo’s 10-year, $180
  • Jim Nantz wants ‘Tony Romo money’ with CBS contract drama looming

    Jim Nantz wants ‘Tony Romo money’ with CBS contract drama looming

    Jim Nantz, the face of CBS Sports, is looking for “Tony Romo money” in what is shaping into a potential showdown between the network and its longtime star, The Post has learned. Sources said Nantz
  • Enormous CBS contract puts focus squarely on Tony Romo

    Enormous CBS contract puts focus squarely on Tony Romo

    In the world of media excess, CBS’s Tony Romo has chosen the less-is-more approach for nearly everything, except his salary. His three-year rise to the top of NFL analysts resulted in an out-of-this-world 10-year, $180 million contract with CBS. As a Cowboys quarterback, he made $127 million over 14 seasons, according to Spotrac. As a …
  • Tony Romo’s new contract looks ridiculous after CBS layoffs

    Tony Romo’s new contract looks ridiculous after CBS layoffs

    The Age of Reason, as Thomas Paine penned it, was in the late 1790s. Today, we are immersed in the Age of No Good Reason. Last month ViacomCBS began layoffs of 450 employees from all parts of the company. I know a few of the victims, solid news and sports folks now sweating rent while …
  • ESPN’s awkward Drew Brees chase isn’t stopping after $50 million Saints deal

    ESPN’s awkward Drew Brees chase isn’t stopping after $50 million Saints deal

    While ESPN has Drew Brees in its sights after he retires, Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky have emerged as top candidates for next season’s “Monday Night Football” booth, The Post has learned. ESPN hasn’t yet fully decided if it will go with Levy, Orlovsky and/or Riddick, but it is trying to sign Brees …
  • ESPN’s Peyton Manning ‘Monday Night Football’ dream is dead

    ESPN’s Peyton Manning ‘Monday Night Football’ dream is dead

    Peyton Manning turned down ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” The Post has learned. Sources say the overriding factor was whether Manning finally wanted to enter the broadcast booth and commit to the weekly schedule in the fall. The answer remains no. Manning has declined to be an MNF analyst on multiple occasions, turning down basically every …
  • An alternate Chinese virus sports programming reality

    An alternate Chinese virus sports programming reality

    Anyone hear anything about a virus going around? Desperate times, desperate measures, desperate sports columnist. Alternative TV and radio pandemic programming and executive decisions: I’m particularly excited by the new MLB program on Fox, “We Pick It Up In The Seventh,” which will show the endings of World Series games that ended far too late …