Video Shows Tony Romo's Sobriety Test, Arrest: 'Did I Pass This Test?'
The citations include operating while under the influence and carry $1,568.50 in fines after body-camera footage showed Romo struggling with sobriety tests.
- On July 23, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS NFL analyst Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee after a traffic stop, receiving three citations including operating while under the influence.
- A Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy pulled Romo over at the Marquette Interchange at 6 p.m. for "unsafe passing on the right, cutting across the gore," and bodycam footage captured his struggle with field sobriety tests.
- Citations against Romo include operating while under the influence and possession of an open intoxicant, with one report claiming an "open bottle of an alcoholic beverage" was located in his Jeep, totaling a $1,568 fine.
- Despite speculation regarding his $18 million-a-year contract, CBS bosses will not fire Romo following the arrest, though an unnamed source suggested he might "step back a little, short term" from his role.
- This incident marks Romo's most "humiliating episode" as a public figure, following ongoing criticism of his performance in the broadcast booth he has shared with Jim Nantz since 2017.
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Body camera video of Tony Romo's sobriety test
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wisconsin (KVIA) - The video from Tony Romo's arrest was released today. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy body camera shows Romo complying with a sobriety test last week. The former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys was stopped by a deputy at the Marquette Interchange in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 23. Deputies stated The post Body camera video of Tony Romo’s sobriety test appeared first on KVIA.
Footage surfaces of Tony Romo being cited for OWI, refusing test after Milwaukee traffic stop
Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who now works as a CBS NFL analyst, was cited for first-offense operating while intoxicated and refusing a chemical test following a traffic stop last week in Milwaukee, according to court records and body camera footage released by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.
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