{"id":23637,"date":"2026-07-31T23:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23637"},"modified":"2026-07-31T23:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:02:58","slug":"tony-romo-on-leave-from-cbs-sports-after-arrest-on-suspicion-of-impaired-driving-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23637","title":{"rendered":"Tony Romo \u2018on leave\u2019 from CBS Sports after arrest on suspicion of impaired driving in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit_1500w\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260731-tony-romo-mn-1145-ae522a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-77f5f8\" class=\"body-graf\">CBS football analyst and former NFL quarterback Tony Romo is \u201con leave,\u201d the network said Friday, a week after he was arrested in Milwaukee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/former-cowboys-qb-tony-romo-booked-suspicion-impaired-driving-rcna589122\" target=\"_blank\">on suspicion of impaired driving<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0ddaee\" class=\"body-graf\">It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if the decision to go on leave was made by Romo or CBS Sports.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1fceea\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cTony Romo is on leave from his role at CBS Sports until further notice,\u201d CBS Sports said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-587b84\" class=\"body-graf\">A representative for Romo could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-3bef8f\" class=\"body-graf\">The former Dallas Cowboys signal caller was<strong> <\/strong>pulled over July 23 on southbound Interstate 43 at about 6:18 p.m. CT after he \u201cperformed poorly\u201d on standardized field sobriety tests, according to Milwaukee County Sheriff\u2019s records.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9af5cc\" class=\"body-graf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/sports\/bodycam-video-shows-tony-romo-arrest-on-suspicion-of-impaired-driving\/4055358\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bodycam video of the pullover<\/a> showed Romo was slow to respond to a deputy\u2019s instructions, insisting he needed to first call his lawyer and often asking for the law enforcement agent to repeat herself.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0c00bc\" class=\"body-graf\">After Romo stepped out of his car, the deputy grabbed his backpack.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-805338\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThere were a few \u2018shooters\u2019 in there that I observed,\u201d the deputy said, using the slang term for small containers of alcohol. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bfb51d\" class=\"body-graf\">Romo was asked if he\u2019d consent to a breath test and he declined: \u201cOh no, we\u2019re not doing that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-b8667d\" class=\"body-graf\">The former QB appeared to chuckle when asked if had suffered any head injuries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d17038\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWell over the years, yes, but not recently,\u201d Romo said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-997373\" class=\"body-graf\">The Wisconsin native was booked on one count of allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/statutes\/statutes\/346\/x\/63\/1\/a\" target=\"_blank\">operating while intoxicated<\/a> and released.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6ae676\" class=\"body-graf\">Romo is one-third of CBS\u2019s top football broadcasting<strong> <\/strong>team, which includes play-by-play man Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0d914c\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">The broadcaster was ordered to appear in court on Sept. 21, which would be the Monday night of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/schedules\/2026\/by-week\/week-2\" target=\"_blank\">NFL\u2019s Week 2<\/a>. The top CBS matchup of Week 2 figures to be the Pittsburgh Steelers visiting the AFC -champion New England Patriots on Sept. 20.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS football analyst and former NFL quarterback Tony Romo is \u201con leave,\u201d the network said Friday, a week after he was arrested in Milwaukee on suspicion of impaired driving. 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