Tony Romo parts ways with CBS Sports after OWI arrest

sportsOct 2, 2026304,238

CBS Sports and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways after Romo was arrested in July on operating-while-intoxicated charges. Romo had been on leave from his role as an NFL game analyst at CBS following the July arrest. The network announced that Romo will not return to CBS broadcasts and that the split is permanent. News outlets including CBS Sports, The Athletic, and AP reported the separation and that it follows the earlier leave tied to the OWI arrest.

Andrew Rothstein

@asrothstein.bsky.social

Tony Romo drove drunk. He doesn't deny it. In fact he plead no contest and has taken ownership of his actions and publicly acknowledged his struggles with pain medication and now alcohol. For that he got canned by CBS while the NFL suspends players ~4-6 games for domestic violence. The NFL sucks

21497d ago

Andrew Rothstein127

It’s not a 1:1 comparable and I get there is a CBA that governs things but holy shit we don’t have to be fans of or support an organization that doesn’t care about its employees violence.

Operation Snivy27

Exactly. Corporate stigmatizing of addiction takes precedence over keeping women safe from predators I guess 🤷 🙄

Mel 🥨22

There is almost never any support for addicts. People pretend they understand it’s a brain disease but they don’t. They still view it as a moral failure. Driving impaired deserves serious consequences but they could have suspended him while he sought treatment but the nfl only cares about money.

BossFan says FUCK ICE, GO BIRDS22

And sexual assaulters get to be QB's

S Robertson Women’s Rights ARE Human Rights14

CBS has a very weird moral compass don’t they? Alcoholism is a disease Trump is mid a crime spree conducted by a man found guilty of rape by a judge & convicted of 34 crimes. Seemingly Taking money for pardons & crypto CBS chose the trump why?

Donnachadh McCarthy11

Driving when drunk is attempted manslaughter...

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AmeriKraut25

the nfl and cbs are separate entities. sounds like cbs wanted to not pay that man anymore.

Espy11

Andrew's point about the NFL and DV charges is 100% correct. But Romo wasn't fired for drunk driving. He was fired because he was increasingly bad at his job and the charges gave CBS the opportunity to get out from under his contract years early. If he was still good, he'd still be employed.

Blue Dot in Red State10

Gotta be proud of Romo, being honest, owning his problems, not putting out BS and complaining. Yup, he does have some problems, but that level of ownership goes a long way to paving the road back to recovery and a solid life and job. IMO.

Darth Kronk, Very Strong Request from the Military3

Not completely surprising when one considers that Colin Kaepernick got blacklisted, and Deshaun Watson did not.

Charlotte Clymer

@charlotteclymer.bsky.social

Tony Romo is out at CBS over his DUI. Yet another drive resulting in a game-losing fumble.

16507d ago

J.R.71

CBS has standards, DWI you’re out. Support a rapist President, you’re the new reporter on 60 Minutes.

theallenmother.bsky.social44

Still can’t understand in this day and age why these people with plenty of money don’t just pay for a driver or Uber like the rest of us

E Wade27

Someone, anyone, please find and report something on Chris Collinsworth.

Robert Vaux12

When The Onion gets to define your legacy. theonion.com/tony-romo-re...

Super Mario 5012311

I think Charlotte just hammered Romo harder than any NFC East defense ever did.

💙Solid BlueArizonan🌵10

😱 Quite the expensive DUI!

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Solomon30

The thing is … driving has never been such an enjoyable activity that i would ever do it inebriated I don’t wanna do it sober… why would i do it drunk

klia 🌻13

Why is it that some people break the law and are cancelled, and others who commit violent/sexual crimes aren't? Romo was one of the interesting and insightful commentators, too.

Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅

@cameroncorduroy.bsky.social

Tony Romo fucked up by waiting until *after* he was a starting quarterback to drunk drive Deshaun Watson can molest half the women in Cleveland and get paid $230 million for his troubles www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

487d ago

Patrick Fenelon

@patrickfenelon.bsky.social

So...like...it's bad that Tony Romo got a DUI, but compared to the actions & statements of certain other broadcasters (including statements made on the air), it's pretty odd that he's getting forced out over it

557d ago

Patrick Fenelon35

Like, if I were the NFL or a major TV network, I'd find the exchange between Kirk Herbstreit & Al Michaels last night to be far worse to the league &/or network.

ITzzy SeaBOOscuit6

I mean, there’s been rumors about Romo being hammered on the job for years now, I think the DUI might just be the publicly available excuse for already strained private issues.

Honest J2

It just shows that genuinely sucking as a broadcast professional matters more to the powers that be than moral failings. They didn't want to keep paying him for what they were getting, were handed an excuse.

Fafnir2

Just about the money, they wanted out of his deal.

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acabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻21

dui is bad but hear me out so is the nfl

Olivia2

Ehhhhhh I don't know, Jim!

one dozen bats at a keyboard

@panasonicdx4500.bsky.social

ManningCast but it’s Tony Romo and Mark Sanchez facetiming each other while driving a Volvo six beers deep

407d ago

Eric Segall

@espinsegall.bsky.social

Tony Romo is out at CBS because of his DUI but it’s possible Bari and friends thought it was DEI and just missed a letter.

257d ago

mike taddow

@miketaddow.bsky.social

tony romo had it all and could’ve gone all the way to a storied career in broadcast but he derailed it and flamed out with an arrest. he truly embraced the dallas cowboys ethos.

327d ago

The New York Times

@nytimes.com

Breaking News from @theathletic.com: Tony Romo is leaving CBS Sports two months after the NFL analyst was arrested on intoxicated driving charges.

267d ago

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Brian3

Love that @cbsnews.com holds their sports commentators to higher standards than they're newsroom folks. But sure...

Dan O’Sullivan

@osullyville.bsky.social

Meanwhile CBS is trying to get rid of Tony Romo, who only opens his mouth on air to issue prophecies

308d ago

Bryan Curtis

@bryancurtis.bsky.social

Farewell to Tony Romo, who was revolutionary until he was aggravating.

227d ago

bigpartymaker.bsky.social2

His accurate pre-snap predictions of every play about to be run was affecting Fan Duel’s bottom line. 😂

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loctastic5

damn they dropped him quick

dr peppermint patty

@jessespector.com

with his 63rd career fumble, tony romo is now tied with neil lomax and earl morrall for 97th all time. this is jj watt’s 18th career fumble recovery

137d ago

Chad Finn

@chadfinn.bsky.social

Tony Romo out at CBS Sports. Statement from the network.

177d ago

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Adam Bonin16

"Jiiiiiiiim, I didn't see this one coming. He's gonna regret that! Look at this, right here ... oh, wow!"

NBC News

@nbcnews.com

NEW: Tony Romo is out as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports following his July DUI arrest, the network says.

137d ago

The Mr Neutron1

Couldn't he just write an essay on why drinking and driving is bad and he'll never ever do it again?

Noah Buddyelse1

He should apply for secretary of defense. Not only can you be an alcoholic, but you get your own show!

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John Br👻OoOOOoOoo👻ks6

You aren't allowed to talk about the NFL if you've had a DUI but you are allowed to play in the NFL if you are a rapist.

Emily

@emilydawn.bsky.social

Maybe Tony Romo should have sexually assaulted a dozen women instead of driving drunk, then the NFL media industrial complex would be lining up to give him a ticker tape parade.

147d ago