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Highest-earning sports broadcasters by yearly salary
#3 (tied) - Tony Romo - $18 million
The recent surge in the value of sports broadcaster contracts, especially in the NFL, can be credited to Tony Romo. He officially reset the market value for top talent in the industry during the 2020 NFL season when he signed a massive contract extension with CBS sports network.
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The game-changing deal is worth an incredible $180 million spread out across ten seasons worth of coverage. His AAV of $18 million is the exact number that ESPN matched when landing Troy Aikman during the 2022 NFL offseason. Romo has set a new standard moving forward for the NFL broadcasting booth.
#2 - Jim Rome - $30 million
Jim Rome has been at the top of the sports reporting world from a financial perspective for a long time. He is the highest-paid personality currently working in the industry and the first ever to exceed a net worth of more than $100 million.
Jim Rome has made a living providing controversial takes on radio, television, and print. He has paved the way for many of the current contrarian-type analysts today. He has worked for many major networks and publications at different points in his legendary career. He is currently employed by CBS Sports, where he has a national radio show and simulcast.
#1 - Tom Brady - $37.5 million
Tom Brady has broken almost every record he possibly could as a quarterback in the NFL. His legendary career will also extend off the field as he continues to set records elsewhere. He became the highest-paid sports analyst of all time when he signed an insane 375 million dollar contract with FOX for the next ten years, following whenever he decides to retire from the NFL.
The deal is even more incredible because Tom Brady was never employed as a broadcaster for any major networks before the massive contract. FOX finds that irrelevant, giving him a game-changing deal that doesn't have an official starting year yet.
