{"id":847279,"date":"2026-08-07T22:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847279\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:34:09","slug":"media-execs-think-cbs-is-done-with-tony-romo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/847279\/","title":{"rendered":"Media execs think CBS is done with Tony Romo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tony Romo\u2019s CBS career could soon be at an end, according to media executives.<\/p>\n

Opinions about Romo\u2019s future with CBS have been mixed after he was placed on indefinite leave<\/a> by the company following his July 23 OWI arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Puck News, \u201ca bunch of sports media executives\u201d feel that Romo won\u2019t be back assuming CBS feels Romo\u2019s arrest, including the 40 minute video of him being questioned by police, impacts CBS\u2019 image.<\/p>\n

Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo, right, attends an NBA basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Dallas Mavericks. AP Photo\/Tony Gutierrez<\/p>\n

\u201cWill viewers wonder if Romo is tipsy the next time he acts goofy in the booth or has a weird conversation with Jim Nantz?\u201d Puck wrote in its newsletter<\/a>. \u201cWill social media users create memes with the arrest video? Will M.A.D.D. go berserk, and make sponsors uncomfortable? These are the types of uncontrollable instances TV network executives strenuously hope to avoid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross Pitcoff, founder and managing partner of Pitcoff Law Group, shared a similar sentiment, telling The Post that CBS\u2019 move to suspend<\/a> Romo following the arrest \u2014 even if the plan is to terminate \u2014 shows the networks feels some \u201cembarrassment\u201d toward the situation.<\/p>\n

It would then come down to CBS\u2019 ability to enforce the morals clause which The Athletic reported to be part of his 10-year, $180 million contract.<\/a><\/p>\n

If the clause uses broad language, such as stating CBS can terminate Romo in case of any scandal, or subjective language, the network could terminate Romo for the legal situation and get out of the $72 million they owe him over the next four years. <\/p>\n

However, while the language of the morals clause has not been disclosed, Alex Davis, the founder of Omni Law P.C. \u2014 who has negotiated these clauses himself for both talent and producers \u2014 thinks Romo\u2019s deal likely includes \u201cvery favorable language\u201d for the talent.<\/p>\n

At the time of his signing in 2020, Romo was widely considered the top analyst in the NFL and had no major criminal record or legal controversies. <\/p>\n

Tony Romo is pictured in a mugshot on Thursday, July 23, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County Sheriff\u0092s Office<\/p>\n

Because of those factors, Romo\u2019s contract might have a termination qualifier of a felony or conviction that would favor the former quarterback. <\/p>\n

Romo was arrested in Wisconsin where a first-offense OWI is usually a civil offense, rather than a criminal charge. <\/p>\n

Another source, who is familiar with typical sports media contracts, told The Post that moral clauses almost never include DUI\u2019s as firable offenses, typically including acts such as theft, insubordination, workplace misconduct, violence or a felony instead.<\/p>\n

Tony Romo and Jim Nantz work in the broadcast booth before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals. AP<\/p>\n

The person said CBS would look over the police report, but likely won\u2019t find something to invoke the morals clause. <\/p>\n

The wording of the clause will also decide whether a contract fight is possible. Though that would go to arbitration and be handed privatly, potentially ending in a settlement. <\/p>\n

If Romo is terminated, regardless of how, CBS and the media executives don\u2019t feel they are short of potential replacements, according to Puck News. <\/p>\n

JJ Watt \u2014 who will fill in on CBS\u2019 top broadcast team alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson in Romo\u2019s absence \u2014 is thought of as a rising star at the network.<\/p>\n

Troy Aikman, Kirk Herbstreit, and Greg Olsen also all have contracts expiring at the end of the season, and could be subject to make the switch to CBS. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tony Romo\u2019s CBS career could soon be at an end, according to media executives. Opinions about Romo\u2019s future…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,3871,593,85,9274,5999,100864],"class_list":["post-847279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cbs","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-sports-entertainment","tag-sports-media","tag-tony-romo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}