Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo never reached the Super Bowl as a player despite playing in the NFL for over a decade.
Even so, it only took Romo two seasons in the booth to reach the NFL's version of a title game while calling the game for CBS on Sunday evening.
Due to this circumstance, Romo wasted absolutely no time in poking fun at himself upon being introduced by his CBS partner, Jim Nantz.
“I’ve been waiting to hear ‘Welcome to the Super Bowl my whole life.' This is going to be a fun one today,” Romo said, via Kate Hairopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.
Although this is Romo's biggest game to date, in the booth or on the field, to be frank, the former NFL signal caller is anything but nervous.
“The game calls itself,” Romo told CNN Business last week. “You prepare so you know all the stuff, but then kind of let the game tell the story.”
It is no secret that Romo has become much more lovable as a broadcaster and has done an outstanding job over the course of the last two seasons as a member of the CBS team.
“I just like the game more when you see someone like John Madden getting excited about a pulling guard kicking out the defensive end,” Romo added, via CNN. “Those things are etched in my memory. You want to create that for people.”
The New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will be the subject of Romo's commentary come Sunday evening in Atlanta while the Super Bowl newcomer will surely exceed expectations yet again.