Romo arrested for DUI

[C.Biscuit97]

On 7/29/2026 at 4:07 PM, dayman said:

Let’s give him credit for most charming DUI arrest 

Drinking and driving is very bad but man, Romo seems like a great hang. 

[Charles Romes]

Romo’s performance has been in steady decline for a number of years. CBS’s Pat Summarall battled alcoholism, went to rehab in 1992, and remained sober the last 21 years of his life.  

[Process]

If CBS can use this as a way to get out of his contract, that's a huge win for them. 

[Lost]

1 hour ago, Process said:

If CBS can use this as a way to get out of his contract, that's a huge win for them. 

 

Sorry but JJ Watt is not an improvement.   

 

I liked Romo.   He was definitely quirky, but in an entertaining way.  

[Gregg]

3 minutes ago, Lost said:

 

Sorry but JJ Watt is not an improvement.   

 

I liked Romo.   He was definitely quirky, but in an entertaining way.  

 

I was just about to ask who will be teaming up with Nantz for the CBS #1 team, but I see they are going with Watt. He is not an improvement, but he isn't bad either.

[mushypeaches]

Somewhere Pheeeeeel Simms is thinking: "They paid $18 million a year for this guy?"

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

What is strange here is why didn’t he take Uber?

[RangerDave]

On 7/30/2026 at 11:43 PM, colin said:

 

do you know which states, off hand?

I know North Carolina does, and if I recall correctly, Virginia does.  I've been to court in both those states and have seen it imposed.

On 7/30/2026 at 11:59 PM, eball said:

 

Not the side of the road test. I think you're referring to a lab test back at the station. You can't refuse those.

 

Correct, you csn refuse field sobriety tests and the roadside preliminary breatg test.  Then the officer has to make the arrest based on other evidence like slurred speech, unsteady gait, the odor of alcoholic beverages, empty alcohol containers, bloodshot eyes, etc. to make the arrest. Then they take you to an official intoxilyzer which you can't refuse. 

 

[MikePJ76]

Wow I am surprised they have put him on leave.   He either has a serious drinking addiction or other kind of addiction or they are just looking for a way out of his contract since that network is falling apart.

 

have to imagine he will return at some point during the year. 

[WotAGuy]

I chuckled:

 

 

[Sierra Foothills]

Again, it's interesting how some LEA's will release body and dash cam video and others won't.

 

Besides breaching someone's privacy, isn't releasing this stuff for public consumption problematic in the event of a trial?

 

Any lawyers out there familiar with this area of law?

 

[dayman]

6 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

Again, it's interesting how some LEA's will release body and dash cam video and others won't.

 

Besides breaching someone's privacy, isn't releasing this stuff for public consumption problematic in the event of a trial?

 

Any lawyers out there familiar with this area of law?

 

it’s usually a function of state public records laws, which vary

[Wintermute]

15 hours ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

What is strange here is why didn’t he take Uber?

 

Why anyone drives drunk anymore, I will not understand. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

20 hours ago, Charles Romes said:

Romo’s performance has been in steady decline for a number of years. CBS’s Pat Summarall battled alcoholism, went to rehab in 1992, and remained sober the last 21 years of his life.  

I don't recall the specifics, but wasn't there some talk earlier in his announcing career that he was silenced from commenting on the probability of the upcoming play?  His predictions were apparently too accurate, and he was directed away from this.

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

I don't recall the specifics, but wasn't there some talk earlier in his announcing career that he was silenced from commenting on the probability of the upcoming play?  His predictions were apparently too accurate, and he was directed away from this.

 

I recall this too.

 

Behind this paywall is the NYT/The Athletic article about Romo which quotes an industry insider as saying that his current contract is "the worst contract in media history."

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7483395/2026/07/31/tony-romo-leave-cbs-sports-nfl/

 

The article paints Romo as someone who does not work hard, which almost seems counter to his early contract ability to predict plays.

 

[Sierra Foothills]

19 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

Behind this paywall is the NYT/The Athletic article about Romo which quotes an industry insider as saying that his current contract is "the worst contract in media history."

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7483395/2026/07/31/tony-romo-leave-cbs-sports-nfl/

 

The article paints Romo as someone who does not work hard, which almost seems counter to his early contract ability to predict plays.

 

 

Florio at PFT adds his 2 cents:

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cbs-tony-romo-could-be-heading-for-a-high-stakes-legal-battlehttps://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cbs-tony-romo-could-be-heading-for-a-high-stakes-legal-battle

 

His contract has 4 years and $72 million remaining and yes, there is a "morals clause."

 

[sullim4]

1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

The article paints Romo as someone who does not work hard, which almost seems counter to his early contract ability to predict plays.

 

I wonder if this was a situation where they told him to knock it off with the play prediction... and his response was, well, what's the point of doing any prep?

 

He knows how to prep for a game as a player but he doesn't know how to do it as a broadcaster.  Especially on the A team with Nantz they want the color guy providing soft content like bits and pieces of chit chat with players during the week, stuff discussed during the meetings with coaches, etc.  They don't want a guy breaking down film since their target audience isn't die hards.  It's casual fans who may not know the difference between a guard and a tackle on the OL.

[first_and_ten]

My personal take is this. I should have been stopped for drunk driving many times in my youth. I lived in a time where the police would just tell you to go straight home and not test you. Times are much different, and Romo should have known better. That being said, I can't judge a guy for doing what I did, but was never charged. I bet many on this board have driven drunk and have not been caught. I have never driven drunk in years, and by Romo's age, I was smarter. Yes, he should have known better, but I can't judge him. I just hope that he gets the help that he needs. 

[Sierra Foothills]

3 hours ago, first_and_ten said:

My personal take is this. I should have been stopped for drunk driving many times in my youth. I lived in a time where the police would just tell you to go straight home and not test you. Times are much different, and Romo should have known better. That being said, I can't judge a guy for doing what I did, but was never charged. I bet many on this board have driven drunk and have not been caught. I have never driven drunk in years, and by Romo's age, I was smarter. Yes, he should have known better, but I can't judge him. I just hope that he gets the help that he needs. 

 

As I tell young people, do as I say, not as I do.

 

Yes, I've been hypocritical numerous times in my life.

 

[Maynard]

Romo didn’t really even appear intoxicated from the videos I’ve watched. He was even kind and cooperative, besides trying to get his lawyer on the phone. That female officer was on a crazy power trip.