Tony Romo Arrested on Suspicion of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS Sports analyst Tony Romo has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence in Wisconsin.

Romo was pulled over at 6:18 p.m. CDT in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 23, and was arrested after allegedly failing a sobriety test, according to NBC News. He was going southbound on Interstate 43. Romo was taken into custody and has since been booked and released with a court date currently scheduled for September 21, which would coincide with Monday night of the NFL’s Week 2 slate. The top CBS matchup that weekend is expected to be the Pittsburgh Steelers visiting the AFC-champion New England Patriots. Romo’s arrest came just hours after he’d wrapped an interview with NBC’s affiliate WTMJ.

The quarterback played for 13 seasons in the NFL, all with the Dallas Cowboys, beginning in 2006. Romo has worked alongside announcer Jim Nantz as CBS’ lead NFL broadcasting crew since he retired in 2017.

Romo is originally from Wisconsin, having grown up in Burlington, and was visiting to play in the 2026 Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament, which has become a yearly tradition for the athlete. “It is as tough as you are going to play. I think in almost any golf tournament. You get the best guys around, the competition, and then the guys who work with the WSGA — they are really special people,” Romo told WTMJ.

He added, “This is a true test this week, each area of your game. It is going to show your weaknesses because you do have to use everything.” Romo is an avid golfer and has also won three times at Lake Tahoe’s American Century Championship celebrity tournament.

Romo is married to Candice Crawford, with whom he has three kids ranging between the ages of 8 and 14 years old. He previously dated singer and entrepreneur Jessica Simpson from 2007 to 2009.