{"id":810409,"date":"2026-08-11T20:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/810409\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:18:09","slug":"cbs-gives-tony-romo-update-with-network-concerned-about-image-after-ex-nfl-stars-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/810409\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS gives Tony Romo update with network concerned about ‘image’ after ex-NFL star’s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cNFL on CBS\u201d is keeping Tony Romo on the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n

President of CBS Sports David Berson said\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0at\u00a0\u201cNFL on CBS\u201d Media Day previewing\u00a0the 2026 NFL season that the status of Romo, who was indefinitely put on leave after his arrest for driving under the influence last month, has not changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an evolving situation and we are still assessing,\u201d Berson said. \u201cThere is no timetable or final decision at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added:\u00a0\u201cI hope you can respect and appreciate this is a personal matter and a legal one for Tony.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony Romo was arrested on July 23, 2026. Obtained by the CA Post<\/p>\n

Why was Romo put on leave before the legal process plays out?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to consider the impact on our image and our brand,\u201d Berson said. \u201cThat\u2019s very important to us. The focus should be and needs to be on our presentation and this great product and not on any others.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately, we have a deep bench and everybody is stepping up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romo, 46, was arrested on July 23 in Wisconsin<\/a> and charged with Operating While Intoxicated \u2013 a term interchangeably used in some midwestern states with Driving Under the Influence. <\/p>\n

It is considered a traffic violation \u2013 not a criminal charge \u2013 in Wisconsin and he is facing to $1568.50 in fines.<\/p>\n

CBS placed Romo on leave \u201cuntil further notice\u201d on July 31<\/a> after more details of the arrest were revealed. J.J. Watt was tapped to replace Romo as CBS\u2019 top booth analyst and Jim Nantz\u2019s partner.<\/p>\n

The former Cowboys quarterback reportedly is owed $72 million over the next four years on an industry-changing 10-year, $180 million commitment that CBS handed out in 2020, when Romo was widely considered the top analyst in the game because of his foresight of what plays were about to be called. <\/p>\n

That high-bar reputation took a hit in recent years and questions were raised about whether he was putting in the same level of preparation as listeners grew tired of his style.<\/p>\n

Romo\u2019s contract reportedly includes an industry-standard morals clause<\/a>, though it is unclear whether this arrest would be considered reason to terminate with cause.<\/p>\n

Tony Romo singed a 10-year, $180 million contract with CBS. Getty Images<\/p>\n

A citation previously viewed by The Post says Romo drove in the marked right distress lane to pass vehicles in lanes 1 and 2 during rush hour traffic before he \u201ccut across the marked gore\u201d to get to where he wanted to go. <\/p>\n

After playing in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament, Romo told police that he had zero drinks and was on his way to visit \u201cgrandma and grandpa.\u201d<\/p>\n

One officer claimed Romo had an \u201copen bottle of an alcoholic beverage\u201d located on the passenger side of his black Jeep, performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was later cited for \u201crefuse to take test for intoxication after arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony Romo is seen in an arrest video. Obtained by the CA Post<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard from all the lawyers don\u2019t ever do that,\u201d Romo told officers on recorded footage. \u201cSo, we\u2019re not going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romo has not publicly commented on his arrest or job status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u201cNFL on CBS\u201d is keeping Tony Romo on the bench.\u00a0 President of CBS Sports David Berson said\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0at\u00a0\u201cNFL…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[991,399,398,396,397,349,99,1625,3015,39777],"class_list":["post-810409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-cbs","tag-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-sports-entertainment","tag-sports-media","tag-tony-romo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}