XFL broadcaster sideswipes Tony Romo after kicker makes field goal

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Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo’s lack of Super Bowl success was the subject of mockery during a XFL game between the San Antonio Bahamas and St. Louis BattleHawks.

The first games of the league's rebooted season were playing this weekend, and on Sunday, Brahmas kicker John Parker Romo (no relation) got the team on the board with a field goal in the first quarter. ESPN broadcaster Matt Barrie sideswiped the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback.

"Thirty-five more points and that over will hit. Also, by my math, you’ve got a Romo playing football in Texas in February," Barrie said.

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John Parker Romo kicked for Virginia Tech. In 2021, he finished in the top 10 in the ACC in points and fifth in the conference in field-goal percentage with 81.8.

John Parker Romo #23 of the San Antonio Brahmas practices field goals before their game against of the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Alamodome on February 19, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas. (Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

Tony Romo can’t seem to shake ridicule even when he’s not calling games as a broadcaster or has anything to do with the league that’s being featured on television. He was 2-4 in six playoff starts. Dallas hasn't made the conference championship since the 1995 season.

The CBS color commentator was hit with scrutiny from NFL fans over the course of the 2022 season.

He spoke to BroBible about the criticism.

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