{"id":855331,"date":"2026-09-21T10:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/855331\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:36:16","slug":"jim-nantz-wasnt-listening-to-j-j-watt-leading-to-awkward-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/855331\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Nantz wasn’t listening to J.J. Watt leading to awkward moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt are still working out the kinks of their new partnership<\/a> in the No. 1 broadcast booth at CBS.<\/p>\n

On the call for Sunday\u2019s game between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers, Watt and Nantz appeared to have a bit of a miscommunication that resulted in an awkward moment between the two.<\/p>\n

Nantz began by recapping Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy\u2019s return to his hometown of Pittsburgh and reunion with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course the big story was Mike McCarthy getting a chance to return to the Steel City, move back basically to the same neighborhood where he was raised,\u201d Nantz said. \u201cHe\u2019s about a mile from the home he was raised in, his sisters live close by, his mom and dad are also just a minute drive away. It\u2019s just storybook for Mike.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watt took up the storytelling from there, adding in some context from the conversation they with McCarthy in a production meeting ahead of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was truly incredible to listen to him talk about how he drives past his childhood home every day, and these are the streets every single day as a kid he grew up on,\u201d Watt said. \u201cHe talked to us about how emotional he got after that first win, getting the game ball from Aaron Rodgers<\/a>, and just how special it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

At that point, Nantz, either not having heard Watt clearly or with his mind simply in another place, shared the same anecdote.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe got the game ball too, in the locker room from Aaron Rodgers after. It was quite a moment captured.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure Jim Nantz was paying attention when JJ Watt was talking here \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/RWzzjkTXeS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nicholas Callas (@CALLAS_33) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Such moments in the booth can happen \u2014 maybe Nantz had a producer in his other ear while Watt was talking and missed the tail end of his story \u2014 but whatever reason might have led up to the moment doesn\u2019t make it any less awkward.<\/p>\n

This is just Watt\u2019s second game alongside Nantz, having been promoted to the top booth at CBS in the wake of Tony Romo\u2019s arrest<\/a> over the summer. While Romo still seems to be planning a return to CBS<\/a>, the network has been pretty quiet on that front so far<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One awkward moment won\u2019t swing any real momentum away from Watt, but it\u2019s a mix-up that fans and executives alike probably noticed.<\/p>\n

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