Romo walking away from CBS will probably be a paid a good portion of the $72M remaining

[Captain-Crash]

"Don't worry about a man's money"

 

[vlad]

He'll at least have as much money as some of our fellow zoners

 

[Diehardblues]

Absolutely absurd. Sure they can turn the channel, if they want to watch another game. But if Romo is doing a Ravens vs bengals game, and you ate a fan of either team, you ate watching the game if Kermit and big bird are the broadcast team. You sounds like a politician talking total nonsense.

Sure but you’re dismissing the bigger issue. And why CBS was eager to pull out of contract.

Yes , those fans tuned in regardless but they were losing the bigger landscape. Why else would they be eager to pay off remainder of his contract?

 

[Diehardblues]

Would think they would of given him the #2/#3 role or on their pre or during game show, if they still had to pay out a good amount.
I wasn't happy to know he was driving drunk, but seems a bit extreme to let him go. Must be more to it.

Of course there’s more to the story. The incident provided them an out. And one they didn’t mind ponying up remainder of contract for.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Good for Tony. $72 million will buy a lot of beer, Sketchers, and rounds of golf. Looks like he made out like a bandit.

 

[Reid1boys]

Sure but you’re dismissing the bigger issue. And why CBS was eager to pull out of contract.

Yes , those fans tuned in regardless but they were losing the bigger landscape. Why else would they be eager to pay off remainder of his contract?

who said they paid of "The remainder," of the contract? In this kind of situation, they agree to an amount and move on. Neither side wants to deal with litigation. NO WAY did they give him the full amount remaining on his deal. Im not downplaying a DUI, but my guess is we all know someone that has had one. I dont think someone's life should come to an end because they made a bad choice..... which is what drunk people do.

 

[Diehardblues]

who said they paid of "The remainder," of the contract? In this kind of situation, they agree to an amount and move on. Neither side wants to deal with litigation. NO WAY did they give him the full amount remaining on his deal. Im not downplaying a DUI, but my guess is we all know someone that has had one. I dont think someone's life should come to an end because they made a bad choice..... which is what drunk people do.

Right. They didn’t give him full amount .

CBS Sports has reached a financial settlement with Tony Romo, agreeing to pay him a portion of the remaining $72 million on his contract after mutually parting ways. This decision follows Romo's indefinite leave from the network due to his arrest for operating while intoxicated.Yahoo Sports

The situation is a little different for a celebrity than the average Joe Blow in the work force.

Furthermore , I’d suggest that CBS used this incident as a cause to end their contract with Romo for some reasons we may never know but some are insinuating at least partially as a result of declining interest and viewership on his broadcast along with criticism of his style .

And I’d add I seriously doubt Romo’s life has come to an end , just his position on CBS.