Ex-NFL star Tony Romo reveals he was dealing with an illness after broadcast performance drew fan criticism

Former Dallas Cowboys prima backmost Tony Romo was wide criticized for his show arsenic a commentator during the Buffalo Bills’ triumph implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Romo, 45, revealed that helium was battling an unspecified unwellness during the game.

"We had a clump of guys sick, we were conscionable grinding done it. You’re not going to miss a playoff game," Romo said during an quality connected "Schein connected Sports." "It’s excessively overmuch fun."

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Tony Romo appears earlier a assemblage shot crippled betwixt the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The crippled was played astatine Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium successful Norman, Oklahoma, connected Nov. 23, 2024. Oklahoma won 24-3. (IMAGN)

Romo began the broadcast inauspiciously by bizarrely calling the Bills an "overdog" and "underdog."

"I don’t deliberation we’ve ever seen it wherever it’s like, who’s going to win? Ummmm, I don’t know!" Romo said during the CBS Sports broadcast open. "I’m beauteous bully astatine shot cognition and I don’t know. Today’s going to beryllium precise telling, though, due to the fact that Jacksonville is simply a implicit shot team. Carolina did that yesterday. They earned the respect, astir won, but they didn’t."

"Jacksonville is successful that aforesaid situation. They could bash it, this could beryllium a large upset. Even though it’s truly not an upset, due to the fact that the Bills are really the underdog. But they’re the overdog. We’ll spot today."

EX-NFL STAR TONY ROMO TAKES HEAT DURING HIS CALL OF BILLS-JAGUARS PLAYOFF GAME

Dallas Cowboys backmost Tony Romo (9) plays during a crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles. The crippled was played astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 1, 2017. (Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports)

Romo was asked if helium had heard the disapproval and said that helium is "just trying to marque everyone bask the show."

"I deliberation anytime you’re successful a presumption similar we are, we’re connected the aerial for three-and-a-half hours. You’re ever trying to bash the champion you tin and everything," Romo said. "There’s ever going to beryllium moments wherever ever each this large stuff, and past different stuff. It’s conscionable portion of being successful your position. You conscionable spell backmost to work, and you bash a large job. I mean, that’s the amusive portion astir this. It’s sports, and it makes it fun. You’re conscionable trying to marque everyone bask the show, and larn a small spot and person a large time."

"To me, it’s what makes sports amazing. It’s fun."

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Tony Romo astatine Super Bowl LVIII connected Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mary Kouw/CBS via Getty Images)

Romo looked similar the NFL’s adjacent large crippled expert upon his debut, arsenic helium dazzled fans with his quality to foretell plays. However, implicit the past fewer seasons, fans person go captious of him.

Romo volition person a accidental to redeem himself connected Saturday, arsenic helium volition beryllium connected the telephone for the Bills-Denver Broncos AFC Divisional Round matchup astatine 4:30 p.m. ET. The erstwhile Cowboys large signed a 10-year, $180 cardinal declaration with CBS successful 2020, a declaration that could property poorly if his show does not improve.

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