Tony Romo and CBS Reportedly at Odds Over Contract With Eye on Pricy 2020 Broadcaster Free Agency

Tony Romo is somehow better at reading a defense out of the booth than he was under center, and it's led to an electric start to his broadcasting career

Though Romo seemingly knows what play a team will run, will he be able to guess what channel he'll work for after this season?

Romo has one year left on his contract with CBS, and reports say that the former quarterback wants $10 million annually on his next deal, leading to a potential standoff.

That sum is more than double the $4 million Romo is making annually on his current deal. CBS originally signed the former Cowboy in 2017 to replace Phil Simms as the No. 1 NFL analyst.

In comparison, Troy Aikman makes $7.5 million a year as FOX Sports’ No. 1 game analyst.

$10 million is a lot for Romo in the current landscape of NFL broadcasters, but it's reported that the 39-year-old would be willing to walk away from CBS if someone else meets his demands.

Romo's request may not be that crazy, though. Networks pay billions of dollars to own rights to broadcast NFL games, and Romo actually attracts and entices the audience. Networks should want the games to be enjoyable, just as much as they want to own the game rights themselves.

Many people believe that Romo's reported demands are just a negotiation tactic, and that the two sides will reach a deal between the $7 million to $8 million a year range.

Romo and CBS have a great relationship, so the two sides coming to an agreement remains a realistic scenario. But there's no doubting that Romo is coveted -- a new power player might just step up and attain this previously-unreachable mark.