Tony Romo may have cost himself coveted CBS position after arrest, former NFL QB says
Tony Romo’s time in the CBS broadcast booth could soon be coming to an end, according to former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Boomer Esiason.
"If I had to guess, purely speculation given what’s going on right now, I would think it’s over," Esiason said on WFAN.
"He may end up going somewhere else and getting things straightened out." NFL ANALYST TONY ROMO PLACED ON LEAVE BY CBS SPORTS FOLLOWING DRUNK DRIVING ARREST IN WISCONSIN Esiason's warning comes after Romo was arrested in Milwaukee in late July on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Police booked the former Dallas Cowboys star after he failed field sobriety tests and refused a chemical test.
And CBS reacted fast.
The network placed Romo on indefinite leave and promoted J.J.
Watt to replace him alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson in the lead broadcast booth.
Esiason explained that moving Romo to another role at CBS isn't realistic.
When Romo took over the top spot in 2017, CBS shipped veteran quarterback Phil Simms to The NFL Today .
That escape hatch is gone.
The studio desk is already packed, especially after adding Russell Wilson.
And moving a $17 million broadcaster down the pecking order to call lower-profile games hardly makes sense.
That leaves CBS with one logical move: cut ties altogether.
ZERO BS.
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