​Tony Romo and CBS Sports make decision about NFL announcer’s future originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.CBS is officially moving forward without Tony Romo.The network announced on Friday that Romo will not return to its football broadcasts moving forward. The former quarterback and announcer was sidelined after he was arrested for an OWI in his home state of Wisconsin over the Summer.”CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways,” CBS said in a statement. “We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward.”CBS said that J.J. Watt will continue to work with Jim Nantz on the network’s No. 1 team, while Ross Tucker continues as Watt’s replacement with Ian Eagle on the No. 2 team.CBS will presumably re-assess its broadcaster teams in the offseason.NEWS: Tony Romo and CBS Sports have parted ways. pic.twitter.com/TZfpoLmIr9— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) October 2, 2026Romo had been CBS’ top NFL color commentator since 2017, when he retired from the NFL. In the previous nine seasons, he had called three Super Bowls next to Nantz, along with every AFC Championship Game in that span.Here’s more on CBS and Romo’s decision to part ways.MORE: Tony Romo addresses July arrestWhy Tony Romo and CBS parted waysRomo has been away from CBS since the Summer after he was arrested under suspicion of an OWI in Wisconsin in late July. Romo was pulled over and performed poorly in a field sobriety test and reportedly had an open container of alcohol in his vehicle.Romo pled no contest to a civil offense for the OWI in early September.Romo’s future with CBS was immediately in question as the announcer went through the legal process. In September, Romo released a statement explaining his addiction to painkillers and alcohol and pledging to work on himself.”Multiple back surgeries ended my career earlier than I expected and left me with constant, debilitating pain,” he said. “That pain led to a dependence on pain medication, and my efforts to get off those medications led to an over-reliance on alcohol.”A statement from Tony Romo pic.twitter.com/SnvWtSM3rh— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 1, 2026At the end of that statement, Romo said he planned on returning to CBS at some point, but that will no longer be the case.CBS certainly seems content moving forward with J.J. Watt replacing Romo on its top football broadcast team.MORE:7 candidates to replace Tony Romo at CBS