J.J. Watt secures multi-year deal as CBS's lead NFL game analyst
CBS has agreed to keep J.J. Watt in its lead NFL analyst chair on a multi-year deal, turning his stint atop the broadcast team into a longer-term assignment
J.J. Watt will remain the lead analyst for NFL games on CBS under a new multi-year agreement announced by the network Thursday, according to Adam Schefter. The deal gives CBS a longer-term answer in its top game booth rather than another short assignment.
JJ Watt has agreed to a multi-year deal to serve as NFL ON CBS lead game analyst, the network announced today.View on X →
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): JJ Watt has agreed to a multi-year deal to serve as NFL ON CBS lead game analyst, the network announced today.
Watt marked the announcement by thanking the people involved in his move through CBS's football coverage. In his own post, he recalled his initial meeting in Arizona with David Berson and Ross Molloy, his time with the NFL Today desk, and the broadcast colleagues he has worked with since. He also named Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson among the crew alongside whom he will now work.
The immediate news is the duration of the commitment, not a change in Watt's on-air role: Schefter described him as the network's lead game analyst. Watt's message makes clear that the assignment follows other work at CBS, including his time on its studio desk. Neither post specifies the deal's financial terms or an exact expiration date.
The agreement establishes continuity at the top of CBS's NFL game coverage. Watt's own reaction focused on the people behind and beside the broadcasts, calling the opportunity an honor and a privilege. The network has announced a multi-year arrangement; any further booth scheduling or contract particulars would require a separate announcement.