Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, with a 12-year playing career changed careers retiring from football and making the leap from the field to broadcast booth. His first game was the pre-season match up on August 25th, between Kansas City Chiefs-Seattle Seahawks. He had to wait till November 5th to call the game for Dallas Cowboys. That didn’t stop Sports Illustrated from the honor of being name “Media Person of the Year” MORE STORY: HERE
Tony Romo named ‘Sports Illustrated' 2017 Media Person of the Year https://t.co/XgihzfwIq4 pic.twitter.com/91g8Wh1dRJ
— WFAA (@wfaa) December 13, 2017
SI Richard Deitsch wrote: “Romo’s knowledge of the league—specifically the formations and fronts of teams and how an offense attacks a defense—made him an invaluable resource for NFL viewers,”
SI's 2017 Media Person Of The Year: Tony Romo@richarddeitsch chats with the QB-turned-analyst about his rookie season on the mic: https://t.co/1SuRzzZf8i pic.twitter.com/JS6fYeNqYQ
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 13, 2017