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Oct 22, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

JJ Watt will be the full-time lead NFL game analyst for CBS Sports, filling the role previously held by Tony Romo.

CBS Sports announced a new multiyear agreement Thursday for Watt, the former NFL star defensive lineman who had been working on an interim basis this season as the network's lead analyst.

"I am incredibly honored and grateful to have the opportunity to represent CBS Sports and all of the fantastic people who make this place so special," Watt said in a statement released by the network. "From the brotherhood of THE NFL TODAY to my crews calling games, I couldn't ask for better teammates alongside me on this television journey."

Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, joined CBS as a studio analyst in 2023 and moved to the broadcast booth last season.…