Who Are the CBS NFL Commentators?

If you’re a fan of the NFL, you’ve probably wondered who the commentators are for CBS. Here’s a look at the CBS NFL commentators and their backgrounds.

Jim Nantz

Jim Nantz is the play-by-play commentator for CBS’s NFL games. He has been withCBS since 1985, and has been the voice of the NFL on CBS since 2004. Nantz also calls the Masters tournament for CBS, and has been doing so since 1986.

Jim Nantz’s broadcasting career

Broadcasting legend Jim Nantz has been calling NFL games for CBS since 2004. He has also served as the network’s lead golf announcer since 1985.

Nantz got his start in broadcasting while still in college, working as a sports director for his campus radio station. After graduation, he landed a job with CBS affiliate KHOU in Houston, where he worked as a sports anchor and reporter.

Nantz’s big break came in 1984 when he was hired by CBS to serve as the lead announcer for its golf coverage. He made his debut at the Masters Tournament that year, and he has been calling the event ever since.

In 2004, Nantz was named the play-by-play announcer for CBS’ NFL coverage, teaming up with analyst Phil Simms. He has been in that role ever since, calling Super Bowls XLI, XLIV and XLVII.

Nantz has won numerous awards throughout his career, including five Emmy Awards and the National Sportscaster of the Year Award (which he has won three times).

Jim Nantz’s NFL career

Jim Nantz has been the play-by-play announcer for the NFL on CBS since 2004. He also called select Thursday Night Football games on CBS during the 2015 season. He has been with the network since 1985.

Nantz’s NFL career began as a preseason analyst for CBS in 1986, working with Verne Lundquist. He became the network’s #2 NFL play-by-play man in 1987, behind Pat Summerall, and called Super Bowls XXII and XXV with Phil Simms as his analyst. He remained in that role until 1995, when he was promoted to lead play-by-play announcer, taking over for Summerall.

Nantz has called eight Super Bowls for CBS, including three straight from 2010 to 2012 (XLV, XLVI, and XLVII). He has also called the Army-Navy Game eight times (1993, 1996, 1999-2001, 2003, 2006-2007), and was the host of The NFL Today from 1988 to 1989.

Tony Romo

Tony Romo is the main commentator for CBS NFL games. He is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2016. He is currently one of the most popular broadcasters in the NFL.

Tony Romo’s broadcasting career

Tony Romo is a former American football quarterback who played 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 12 seasons as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback, and led the team to four divisional championships (2006, 2007, 2009, and 2014), two NFC Conference championships (2007 and 2014), and appearances in Super Bowls XLV (2011) and XLVI (2012). Romo retired from football after signing a one-day contract with the Cowboys in April 2017.

Romo became a television analyst for NFL games shortly after his retirement. In February 2018, it was announced that Romo would become the lead NFL analyst for CBS Sports, replacing longtime color commentator Phil Simms. He made his broadcasting debut on Thursday Night Football on September 27, 2018.

Tony Romo’s NFL career

Tony Romo is a former American football quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for Eastern Illinois University, where he led the Panthers to an Ohio Valley Conference championship in 1999. Not selected in the 2003 NFL Draft, Romo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cowboys. Beginning his career as a holder for placekicks, Romo became the Cowboys’ starting quarterback during the 2006 season. Serving as Dallas’ primary starter from 2006 to 2015, he compiled a record of 78–49 as a starter and helped the Cowboys to four NFC East division championships. Upon Aikman’s retirement following the 2000 season, some speculated that Romo might take over his role as Cowboys’ play-by-call man on television; however, CBS instead hired Phil Simms to replace Aikman in that role.

Tracy Wolfson

Tracy Wolfson is an American sportscaster who currently serves as the lead national sideline reporter for CBS Sports’ NFL coverage. She also is a reporter for the network’s college football and basketball coverage. Wolfson was born in New York City, and raised in Syosset, New York.

Tracy Wolfson’s broadcasting career

Tracy Wolfson is an American television sports broadcaster. She is currently a sideline reporter for NFL on CBS. Wolfson was born in New York City. She began her broadcasting career while still a student at the University of Michigan, where she worked as a news intern at WDIV-TV in Detroit. After graduating from Michigan, she worked as a sports producer at KTXA-TV in Dallas and as a news producer at WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio.

In 2002, Wolfson joined CBS Sports as a sideline reporter for college football and basketball games. She has also served as a reporter for the network’s coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and the Super Bowl. In 2006, she was named the lead sideline reporter for CBS’s NFL coverage. In addition to her work with CBS Sports, Wolfson has also served as a reporter for Turner Sports’ coverage of the NBA and MLB.

Tracy Wolfson’s NFL career

Tracy Wolfson is an American sportscaster and television host who currently works for CBS Sports. Wolfson has been with CBS since 1999, and she currently serves as a sideline reporter for NFL games.

Wolfson began her career as a news intern at WCBS-TV in New York City. She then worked as a sports anchor and reporter at WDEF-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Wolfson joined CBS Sports in 1999, serving as a sideline reporter for college football and basketball games. In 2006, she was named the lead sideline reporter for the network’s NFL coverage. Wolfson has also served as a host and reporter for various other CBS Sports events, including the Masters Tournament and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Evan Washburn

Evan Washburn is a commentator for the NFL on CBS. He has been with the network since 2014. Prior to joining CBS, Washburn was an NFL reporter for the NFL Network and Westwood One. He has also worked as a sideline reporter for NFL games on FOX.

Evan Washburn’s broadcasting career

Evan Washburn is an American sportscaster who is currently the sideline reporter for CBS Sports’s NFL telecasts. He was previously a reporter for the NFL Network.

Washburn began his broadcasting career while he was still in college, working as a sports reporter for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. He then moved on to various other stations, including ESPN, before landing his current job with CBS.

Washburn has won several awards for his work as a sideline reporter, including a Sports Emmy Award in 2016.

Evan Washburn’s NFL career

Evan Washburn is an NFL sideline reporter for CBS Sports. He also appears regularly on “NFL On CBS” pre-game, halftime and post-game shows.

Washburn began his broadcasting career as a sports anchor and reporter at KYW-TV in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2014. While there, he covered two Super Bowls, an NHL Stanley Cup Final, an NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship and multiple Philadelphia Eagles seasons.

From 2014 to 2017, Washburn was a studio host and sideline reporter for the Los Angeles Rams on Spectrum SportsNet LA. He also served as a college football analyst for the Pac-12 Network from 2015 to 2016.

Washburn joined CBS Sports in 2018 as a sideline reporter for NFL games.