Make New York Post a Preferred Source Retired NFL receiver Chad Johnson made it known that his services are available after CBS parted ways with analyst Tony Romo in the network’s No. 1 NFL booth on Friday.
“Yo @NFLonCBS if you’re ready I’m ready,” Johnson wrote, adding a microphone emoji, in an X post quoting the news.
Romo and CBS split after he was put on indefinite leave by the network following his July 23 arrest in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.
Yo @NFLonCBS if you’re ready I’m ready. 🎙️ https://t.co/7LHJoC58EJ
If Johnson was serious about throwing his name in the hat, he’ll have to wait until next season.
CBS said that retired NFL defensive end J.J. Watt, who was already filling in for Romo, will continue in the No. 1 booth alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson for the rest of the season.
Johnson — who co-hosts the popular “Nightcap” podcast alongside ex-NFLer-turned-media personality Shannon Sharpe — has no prior experience in a NFL broadcast booth.
The four-time All-Pro former wideout made his debut as an analyst for Fox Sports’ coverage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
He has appeared on “First Take” on ESPN and he worked as an analyst on The CW Network’s weekly sports series “Inside the NFL.”
Romo had four years remaining on a 10-year, $180 million deal — seemingly leaving $72 million on the table.
Romo, 46, and CBS avoided going to court and reached a financial settlement on Friday, indicating that he will “likely be a paid a good portion” of the $72 million remaining on his contract, according to The Athletic.
The formers Cowboys quarterback said he will be taking a break to focus on his health and his family in a statement to The Post through his representative.
Last month, Romo pleaded no contest through his lawyer to the OWI charge.
His other three citations — one for possessing open intoxicants in a moving vehicle, one for unsafe passing on the right and one for refusing to take test for intoxication after arrest — were dismissed as part of the agreement with prosecutors.
Romo apologized for the incident in a social media post last month, and acknowledged that he had an “over-reliance on alcohol” due to several back procedures he underwent during his 13-year NFL career.
