CBS to pay Tony Romo $180 million over 10 years after making an offer to Peyton Manning

New York Post

According to Andrew Marchand, the full value of Romo's new contract to continue serving as CBS Sports' top NFL analyst is $180 million over 10 years. He'll be paid $17.5 million per year, but the extra perks add up to about $18 million a year. Marchand adds that before signing Romo to a new deal, the network offered Manning $10 million to $12 million a year for five or six seasons. But, as Marchand notes, "Manning is NFL TV’s white whale, pursued by networks since he retired, but never caught. CBS looked to replace Romo with Manning as Jim Nantz’s Super Bowl partner." ALSO: Only 20 NFL players have a contract that averages more than $18 million per year.