Emmanuel Acho calls out Tony Romo for lazy work ethic as ex-Cowboys QB gets bashed for one-sided commentary during Thanksgiving game

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Emmanuel Acho calls out Tony Romo for lazy work ethic
Emmanuel Acho calls out Tony Romo for lazy work ethic [Getty]

Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been getting flak for his play-calling this season. He was a broadcasting wizard when he hung up his cleats, reading defenses and offering nuanced takes. Back then, everyone thought he had a cheat code for the playbook, calling exact plays before a snap.

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However, 2025 has been less of a balanced take approach and more of fanboying over a particular team, mainly the Chiefs. After making a lopsided Thanksgiving commentating appearance during the Chiefs-Cowboys game, former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Emmanuel Acho criticized Romo on X, calling out his work ethic.

"When you first retire, it’s easier,” Acho explained. “You can live off the reps from your playing life... As years go by, you lose familiarity with players in the league and new coordinators arise, then you have to put in the work."
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"If you don’t put in the work (watching countless hours of film, talking to current players, tracking the coaching landscape) you revert to stating the obvious or making jokes all broadcast. Network execs don’t make a change because ratings aren’t impacted by bad broadcasters. But how could they be? We were never watching for them," Acho added.
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Acho also compared an NFL game analyst to a waiter, saying they can enhance an experience, but are not the mainstay of a dining experience.

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For fans who once crowned Romo a prophet, they’re now asking if the booth drama needs concussion protocol, too.

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Calls mount by fans to fire Tony Romo

The noise to fire CBS' Tony Romo is getting louder by the day. The ex-Dallas Cowboys QB-turned-analyst used to be the league’s go-to commentator, but in the 2025 NFL season, fans feel the magic has vanished.

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Social media lit up Thanksgiving night during the Chiefs vs. Cowboys game, where Romo’s love for Patrick Mahomes was outrightly visible. Fans were not happy with this one-sided approach and called out Romo while demanding that CBS fire him.

One fan said, "Truth is, Tony Romo was never a good commentator. Commentators should cover whats happening on the field, not try to be coaches etc. Way too much of that now a days."
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Another said, "CBS needs to fire Romo."
One X user tweeted, "Can you guys fire Tony Romo already. He’s very annoying and bad at commentating."
Another wrote, "I’m so sick of Tony Romo, fire him."
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"Can we fire fucking Tony Romo already?? He’s absolutely insufferable to listen to," commented another.

Romo is next slated to call Bills-Raiders on Sunday.

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