Twitter users say ex-Dallas Cowboy Tony Romo almost let racial slur slip during AFC game

click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Bigcats lair Twitter users are giving former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo mixed reviews as an announcer. Twitter are accusing CBS broadcaster and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo of nearly letting a racial slur fly during Sunday’s AFC Championship game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs. The sports Twittersphere latched onto Romo’s discussion of a first-down play in which Chiefs rookie running back Isiah Pacheco evaded three Bengals defensive players, all of whom are Black.Tony Romo almost saying the N word on national television is absolutely insane pic.twitter.com/iSBXracLLA— Rick (@AnothrAtName) January 30, 2023 “The extra yards. The tough yards. The finish on the play,” Romo effused about the Pacheco’s run. “Right there you got three ni– … talked about this. The best tackling team. They don’t miss tackles. And that could be the difference.” Soon after, sports fans on Twitter asked others if they also heard what some interpreted as something that could have become the announcer gaffe of the century. Even former NFL superstar and three-time Super Bowl champion Shannon Sharpe weighed in. “It’s [TV]. You get hyped and forget sometimes where you are,” Sharpe tweeted.It’s 📺. You get hyped and
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