{"id":266479,"date":"2026-10-02T17:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/tony-romo-out-at-cbs-following-drunk-driving-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:12:22","slug":"tony-romo-out-at-cbs-following-drunk-driving-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/tony-romo-out-at-cbs-following-drunk-driving-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Romo OUT at CBS Following Drunk Driving Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Is this a fair call by CBS, or is the network guilty of unnecessary roughness?<\/p>\n<p>Three months after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/tony-romo-arrested-for-operating-vehicle-while-intoxicated-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Tony Romo was arrested for OWI <\/a>(operating while intoxicated) in his home state of Wisconsin, the football legend has been sacked from his broadcasting gig.<\/p>\n<p>CBS announced today that upon further review, they\u2019ve decided to part ways with their top analyst:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Romo, CBS Sports speaks on stage during New York Upfront Partnership Event 2026 at Storied NYC on April 23, 2026 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-564144 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-2048x1281.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-960x601.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-1080x676.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-1200x751.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2272991455-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tony Romo, CBS Sports speaks on stage during New York Upfront Partnership Event 2026 at Storied NYC on April 23, 2026 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Noam Galai\/Getty Images for Paramount)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways,\u201d CBS said in a statement obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/tony-romo-cbs-part-ways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pro Football Talk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward. J.J. Watt will continue to partner with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on our lead NFL announce team for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romo issued a statement of his own, in which he confirmed that the decision to part ways was a mutual one:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud of what I accomplished at CBS Sports over the last nine years,\u201d wrote the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback (according to PFT).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI approached my role as a game analyst the way I\u2019ve approached everything in my life \u2014 with a desire to win and be the best that I can be, I\u2019m going to use this time to take a break, something I\u2019ve never done before, and focus on my health and my family before moving on to my next opportunity,\u201d Romo continued, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dd_6jBqNYRb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI am grateful for my time with CBS Sports and for the continued support of my family and friends, as well as the NFL community and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of his arrest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/tony-romo-says-hes-dependent-on-alcohol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romo admitted that he\u2019d developed an \u201cover-reliance\u201d on alcohol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He pled no contest to the charges and issued a lengthy statement in which he admitted fault but vowed to return to the broadcast booth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, I faced a recent personal failure by pleading no contest to a civil offense for OWl in Wisconsin. I own this completely,\u201d he wrote, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultiple back surgeries ended my career earlier than I expected and left me with constant, debilitating pain. That pain led to a dependence on pain medication, and my efforts to get off those medications led to an over-reliance on alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I have taught my three young sons: when you fall short, you stand up and take full responsibility. This is an important first step. The harder and more important step is examining the path that brought you here and making the changes necessary to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat path requires honesty. None of this is an excuse. These are my failures, and I take responsibility for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, it seems that Romo\u2019s planned return to broadcasting has been delayed indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/tony-romo-out-at-cbs-following-drunk-driving-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Is this a fair call by CBS, or is the network guilty of unnecessary roughness? Three months after Tony Romo was arrested for OWI (operating while intoxicated) in his home state of Wisconsin, the football legend has been sacked from his broadcasting gig. CBS announced today that upon further review, they\u2019ve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":266480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-266479","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}