CBS Sports has revealed its 2025 announcer lineup for the NFL on CBS. Find out about each broadcast booth below.
2025 NFL On CBS Announcer Lineup
CBS Sports Unveils Game Announcer Lineup for 2025 @NFLonCBS Season pic.twitter.com/HHFZ50ftI3
— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) July 30, 2025
No changes at the top as Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson remain the No. 1 booth for the NFL on CBS.
The network is making a significant change to its No. 2 booth. Former NFL player JJ Watt will be the game analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle. Evan Washburn will provide reports from the sidelines.
Watt, who spent the last few NFL seasons as a panelist for The NFL Today, joins the broadcast booth full-time. Watt replaces Charles Davis, who slides back to the No. 4 team alongside Andrew Catalon, Jason McCourty, and AJ Ross.
Davis had been paired with Eagle since leaving Fox for CBS in 2020. Davis will eventually transition to Saturdays as CBS’ top college football analyst. Davis will replace Gary Danielson, who is retiring at the end of the 2025 season.
Tiki Barber, who spent the last season working with Catalon and McCourty, is out at CBS as a game analyst. However, Barber is joining WFAN’s radio coverage of New York Giants football. Barber, who anchors WFAN’s weekday drive-time radio show with Evan Roberts, will be a co-host for Giants pregame and postgame coverage.
2025 NFL on CBS Announcer Lineup
- Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson
- Ian Eagle, JJ Watt, and Evan Washburn
- Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, and Melanie Collins
- Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty, and AJ Ross
- Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, and TBD
Gene Steratore will serve as the rules analyst. Beth Mowins and Chris Lewis will handle play-by-play duties for select games. Logan Ryan will appear on select broadcasts as an analyst. Amanda Balionis and Tiffany Blackmon will appear as reporters for select games.
The NFL Today, CBS’ pregame and postgame show, will feature James Brown, Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, and Matt Ryan.
NFL On CBS Standout Games This Season
A Thanksgiving feast 🦃
The @Chiefs will duel the @dallascowboys at 4:30 PM ET on CBS & @paramountplus 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PS8Asp4sHp
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) May 14, 2025
The NFL on CBS returns with a loaded 2025 schedule, highlighted by the Kansas City Chiefs traveling to Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. With two national brands during a large broadcast window, this game has a chance to set viewership records.
The NFL on CBS kicks off in Week 1 with the Detroit Lions playing the Green Bay Packers in the 4:25 p.m. ET national game window.
Other marquee matchups in the national game window include Ravens vs. Chiefs (Week 4), Bengals vs. Packers (Week 6), Chiefs vs. Bills (Week 9), and Bills vs. Steelers (Week 13).
