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Tony Romo Placed on Leave
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CBS Sports has placed NFL analyst Tony Romo on leave following his arrest last week on suspicion of driving under the influence, the network announced Friday.
Romo received three citations from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office following a July 23 traffic stop after he was seen passing cars in a gore area, which separates interstate traffic from cars entering from an on-ramp.
He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, booked and released. The sheriff’s office said Romo had an open container of alcohol in his black Jeep. Court records show Romo was later cited for refusing “to take test for intoxication after arrest.”
“Tony Romo is on leave from his role at CBS Sports until further notice,” the network said in a statement.
The Eagles only have two games on CBS this year. That’s Week 6 against the Panthers and then Week 11 against the Steelers. Week 18 television schedule and times don’t come out until January. Romo is due in court on September 21st, so the season will be a few weeks underway before that happens.
Matt broke down Romo’s field sobriety test performance earlier this week, while I shared a pithy joke on X:
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com