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.
A sheriff’s deputy stopped Mr. Romo’s vehicle around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday on the high-rise bridge on southbound Interstate 43, just south of the Marquette Interchange, for unsafe passing, according to a search warrant obtained by TMJ4. The deputy reported detecting an odor of alcohol on Mr. Romo’s breath and observing that his eyes appeared red and bloodshot.
Mr. Romo told the deputy he had just left the Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament in West Bend, where tournament results show he tied for 73rd, and was on his way to see his grandparents. He said he had not been drinking, according to the warrant, and called his attorney before placing his phone in the back seat to record the stop.
Deputies moved Mr. Romo off the roadway for standardized field sobriety testing, body camera footage and the search warrant show. He cited prior back surgeries while stretching beforehand, and the deputy reported he performed poorly on the tests. Mr. Romo refused a preliminary breathalyzer and later refused an evidentiary breath test under Wisconsin’s implied consent law, according to the warrant. Deputies also reported finding a few “shooters” — miniature liquor bottles — in a backpack inside the vehicle.
Mr. Romo, 46, was booked around 9:45 p.m. and released roughly an hour later. He is due in Milwaukee County court on Sept. 21.
A Burlington, Wisconsin, native, Mr. Romo played quarterback for the Cowboys from 2006 to 2016, throwing for 34,183 yards and 248 touchdowns over his career and earning four Pro Bowl selections. He retired in 2017 and has since paired with Jim Nantz as CBS’ lead NFL broadcast team.
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