Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, has been placed on leave from his role as the lead analyst on CBS’ NFL coverage following his arrest last week on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.
Arrest Details
Romo, 46, was arrested July 23 after he was stopped while driving south on Interstate 43 in Wisconsin. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office report, Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests before getting taken into custody, booked and released.
CBS Sports announced Friday that Romo was on leave ‘until further notice.’ JJ Watt will join Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson as CBS Sports’ lead NFL team during Romo’s absence.
Career Background
Romo has been the lead game analyst for CBS’ NFL coverage since 2017 after making four Pro Bowl appearances during an NFL career that ran from 2004-16 and was spent entirely with Dallas. He remains the Cowboys’ franchise leader in career touchdown passes with 248.
Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.