CBS Parts Ways with Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo After His Drunk Driving Arrest

Tony Romo’s run with CBS Sports has come to an end following his drunk driving arrest earlier this year. CBS Sports announced Friday that Romo will not return to the network’s NFL broadcast team. The network said it and the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback “have mutually agreed to part ways.”

“We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward,” CBS Sports said in its statement. Romo had been one of the network’s most prominent NFL analysts since joining CBS in 2017 following his retirement from professional football.

His future with the network became uncertain after he was arrested in Milwaukee in July. Authorities said Romo was pulled over while driving on Interstate 43 after he was allegedly seen passing vehicles through a gore area separating interstate traffic from an entrance ramp.

According to a police report, officers observed signs of possible intoxication during the stop.

Investigators said Romo had glassy eyes, smelled of alcohol and performed poorly during field sobriety testing.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office also reported that an open container of alcohol was found inside his vehicle.

CBS Sports placed Romo on leave a little more than a week after the arrest and did not provide a timetable for his return.

CBS Sports President David Berson later acknowledged that the situation had created concerns for the network.

“We had to consider the impact on our image and on our brand. That’s very important to us,” Berson said in August.

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“Whether the games, marketing, PR, social, the focus should and needs to be on our presentation and not on any other factors,” he added.

Romo pleaded no contest to the charges on Sept. 1 and publicly said he accepted responsibility for what happened.

At the time, Romo indicated that he hoped to return to CBS and resume his broadcasting duties.

Instead, the network has now moved forward without him.

Former Houston Texans star J.J. Watt will remain part of CBS Sports’ lead NFL broadcast crew alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and reporter Tracy Wolfson.

Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, stepped into the role after Romo was placed on leave.

CBS said its other broadcast teams will remain unchanged, including the team of Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn.

Romo’s departure closes a lengthy chapter at CBS, where he became one of the network’s most recognizable football analysts after spending his entire NFL career with the Cowboys.