The Brief CBS Sports and Tony Romo are parting ways, the network announced Friday. Tony Romo pleaded no contest to OWI on Tuesday, Sept. 1, following his July arrest in Milwaukee. Romo was pulled over on the high-rise bridge. He told the arresting deputy he was coming from a golf tournament.



CBS Sports and Tony Romo are parting ways, the network announced Friday. The news comes after Romo pleaded no contest to OWI on Tuesday, Sept. 1, following his July arrest in Milwaukee.

Romo was placed on leave from his broadcast role with CBS  until further notice  back in July.

CBS Sports statement

 CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward. J Watt will continue to partner with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on our lead NFL announce team for the rest of the season. All other teams remain the same, including Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn. 

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The backstory:

According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, Romo was stopped on the high-rise bridge while driving south on I-43. An arrest detention report said he was taken into custody after he performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests.

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Romo was arrested at around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. He was booked into the jail at around 9:45 p.m. and released at around 11 p.m.

He told the arresting deputy he was coming from a golf tournament in West Bend and was headed to his hometown to see family.


Tony Romo's career

Big picture view:

Romo, a Burlington native, played golf in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship in West Bend, which took place July 20-23. He tied for 73rd.

The 46-year-old Romo retired from football in 2017 and joined CBS as a color commentator soon after. Since retiring, Romo and Jim Nantz have been the main tandem for CBS, calling three Super Bowls.

Romo was the Cowboys' starting quarterback from 2006 to 2015, but an injury cost him his spot in 2016 and the

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