Tony Romo Hit With Three New OWI Citations

Tony Romo Hit With Three New OWI Citations

The News

Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS Sports lead NFL analyst, was hit with three new citations Thursday in Milwaukee over his July arrest for operating while intoxicated.

Court records reviewed by the New York Post and TMZ show the district attorney cited Romo for first-offense operating while intoxicated, unsafe passing on the right side, and possessing open intoxicants in his vehicle.

Romo, 46, has been on indefinite leave from CBS since July 31. He is due in court Sept. 21.

Timeline

July 23

Romo is pulled over in Milwaukee around 8 p.m. and taken into custody on suspicion of OWI after performing poorly on standard field sobriety tests, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.

Romo told authorities he had not had anything to drink and was on his way to visit "Grandma and Grandpa" after playing in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament, the Post reported. One officer said an "open bottle of an alcoholic beverage" was on the passenger side of his black Jeep. Romo appeared disheveled on police bodycam footage.

July 27

Romo is cited for refusing to take an intoxication test after the arrest, the Post reported, exactly one month before Thursday's additional citations.

July 31

CBS Sports says Romo "is on leave from his role at CBS Sports until further notice," and names J.J. Watt to join Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on the network's lead NFL team during his absence.

Aug. 11

CBS Sports president David Berson says no decision has been made on Romo's future.

Aug. 27

The district attorney adds the three new citations, bringing the total to four.

Reactions

A representative for Romo said in a statement to TMZ and the Post: "Tony accepts full responsibility for his actions and has taken proactive steps to ensure that this isolated civil matter is properly resolved. We are working with local authorities to bring this matter to a close and we are communicating with CBS about next steps."

Berson kept the network's distance on Aug. 11. "It's an evolving situation and therefore we are still assessing," he said. "There is no timetable or final decision at this time." He added: "I hope you can respect and appreciate this is a personnel matter and a legal one for Tony, so I can't speak to that aspect of things."

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was one of the few in the sport to defend Romo publicly after the arrest. "I've been talking to him ... I love him, I love what he's about, I love his character," Jones said. "He's a very, very unique talent, and the real question is, and I don't even have to ask what the answer is, is do you think Tony Romo knows how to get up when he gets knocked down? He's had a life of that."

What's Next

Romo is scheduled to appear in Milwaukee court Sept. 21 on all four citations.

His broadcasting job remains unresolved. TMZ reported Thursday that Romo is in talks with CBS about a potential return; the network has set no timetable, and Watt holds the top booth chair in the meantime.

More

Romo signed a 10-year, $180 million deal with CBS in 2020 and is still owed a reported $72 million over the next four years, according to the New York Post.

He is a Wisconsin native who starred at Burlington High School before playing at Eastern Illinois. He made the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003, started for 10 seasons, made four Pro Bowls and earned All-Pro honors in 2014. He retired after the 2016 season and moved straight into the broadcast booth.

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