Ex-NFL star Tony Romo reveals he was dealing with an illness after broadcast performance drew fan criticism

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Former Dallas Cowboys star quarterback Tony Romo was widely criticized for his performance as a commentator during the Buffalo Bills’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Romo, 45, revealed that he was battling an unspecified illness during the game.

"We had a bunch of guys sick, we were just grinding through it. You’re not going to miss a playoff game," Romo said during an appearance on "Schein on Sports." "It’s too much fun."

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Tony Romo appears before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was played at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, on Nov. 23, 2024. Oklahoma won 24-3. (IMAGN)

Romo began the broadcast inauspiciously by bizarrely calling the Bills an "overdog" and "underdog."

"I don’t think we’ve ever seen it where it’s like, who’s going to win? Ummmm, I don’t know!" Romo said during the CBS Sports broadcast open. "I’m pretty good at football knowledge and I don’t know. Today’s going to be very telling, though, because Jacksonville is a complete football team. Carolina did that yesterday. They earned the respect, almost won, but they didn’t."

"Jacksonville is in that same situation. They could do it, this could be a major upset. Even though it’s really not an upset, because the Bills are actually the underdog. But they’re the overdog. We’ll see today."

EX-NFL STAR TONY ROMO TAKES HEAT DURING HIS CALL OF BILLS-JAGUARS PLAYOFF