Tony Romo has been hit with three additional citations relating to his arrest last month, an incident that led CBS to place him on leave from his role as lead analyst for NFL broadcasts.
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was taken into custody on July 23 in Wisconsin under suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Legal filings against Romo were amended Thursday to add citations for possessing open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, performing an unsafe pass on the right, and first-offense operating while intoxicated. Romo had already received a citation for refusing to take an intoxication test following his arrest.
CBS Sports president David Berson stated earlier this month that he does not have a set timeline for making a decision regarding Romo’s future with the network.
Romo, 46, has served as CBS’ primary game analyst for NFL coverage since 2017. That broadcasting transition followed a 13-year playing career spent entirely with Dallas from 2004 to 2016, during which he earned four Pro Bowl selections.
In Romo’s absence, analyst JJ Watt will join play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson on CBS Sports’ top NFL broadcast team. Their initial game together will take place on Sept. 13, when the Minnesota Vikings host the Green Bay Packers.
The arrest occurred after deputies initiated a traffic stop as Romo was driving south on Interstate 43. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests before he was arrested, booked, and subsequently released.
Official citations from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office noted that an open bottle containing an alcoholic beverage was discovered on the passenger side of Romo’s black Jeep during a vehicle inventory conducted prior to towing.
Body camera footage released earlier this week captured Romo telling deputies he had come from a golf course and was driving “to visit grandma and grandpa” when stopped. A deputy informed Romo he suspected impairment due to his “red glassy eyes” along with an “odor of an intoxicating alcoholic beverage.”
“Tony accepts full responsibility for his actions and has taken proactive steps to ensure that this isolated civil matter is properly resolved,” a spokesperson for Romo said in a statement provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and TMZ. “We are working with local authorities to bring this matter to a close and we are communicating with CBS about next steps.”
Romo attended high school in Burlington, Wisconsin, located approximately 35 miles southwest of Milwaukee.
Romo remains the Cowboys’ franchise leader in career touchdown passes with 248. He also held the team record for career passing yards (34,183) until Dak Prescott surpassed his mark last season.
