Will Tony Romo and CBS Sports respond to social media uproar over viral comment?

By Lawrence Dow

Updated January 31, 2023 12:34 PM

Tony Romo in the broadcast booth during the first half of an NFL football game from 2017. Mike Roemer AP

Following the social media uproar after Tony Romo’s commentary during the AFC Championship, there has been no official comment from the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback-turned-broadcaster or from CBS Sports.

NFL Hall of Famer and Fox Sports analyst Shannon Sharpe weighed in as well as social media world continues to speculate what Romo intended to say during the Cincinnati-Kansas City playoff game.

It’s . You get hyped and 4get sometimes where you are. https://t.co/t8Dp3VtA1d
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) January 30, 2023

Yeah but I never had "tony romo almost dropping the n-word on @nfloncbs" on my 2023 bingo card https://t.co/WVsZsUxhLc
— chip goines (@chipgoines) January 30, 2023

Pretty wild that personalities from both Fox Sports and The Ringer are at the very least strongly insinuating Tony Romo almost used a racial slur on yesterday's broadcast before catching himself.
— Kyle Koster (@KyleKoster) January 30, 2023

Are people seriously thinking @tonyromo was going to use the N word? Do you even know football? Its obvious he was going to say 3 "nickelbacks", but stopped when he realized that wasn't the case.
— Gemi (@Gemini_Dolly) January 30, 2023

Tony Romo almost saying the N word on National Television is wild man pic.twitter.com/G75Kth6pGZ
— MarMar King (@MarMarKing216) January 30, 2023

This story was originally published January 31, 2023 at 11:10 AM with the headline "Will Tony Romo and CBS Sports respond to social media uproar over viral comment?."

Lawrence Dow

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.

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