Tony Romo knows about being replaced, and now he’s showing he’s comfortable doing the replacing, too.
Romo’s second NFL career, this one as a broadcaster, kicked off on a slightly awkward note Sunday, when CBS had him videoed in from Tennessee to talk with the man he usurped as the network’s No. 1 analyst.
Before broadcasting the Titans-Raiders Week 1 game, Romo was greeted by Phil Simms, who was bumped down to the studio when Romo retired and joined CBS. Both smiled and laughed and Simms offered advice in a funny, awkward exchange.
“Hey, Tony, how you doing? How’s the seat feel?” Simms asked Romo about the seat he used to fill.
The two former quarterbacks talked about Marcus Mariota and Derek Carr for a bit before Simms offered some perspective.
“Good luck today,” Simms said. “Don’t be nervous, only 50 million people are watching. So don’t even think about that.”
“I got this in the bag,” Romo laughed.