Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Believes Tony Romo Will Bounce Back After Arrest for Alleged OWI
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- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he’s confident former quarterback Tony Romo “will work through” his recent OWI arrest
- Romo was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on July 23 in Milwaukee, Wisc.
- The former Cowboys quarterback was later placed on leave by CBS Sports, with J.J. Watt replacing him on NFL broadcasts for the foreseeable future
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he’s confident Tony Romo “will work through” his recent OWI arrest.
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While speaking with KDFW on Saturday, Aug. 1, the 83-year-old NFL owner told local radio host Mike Doocy that he’s “been speaking” with the CBS Sports analyst and former Cowboys quarterback since his July 23 arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
“I love him,” Jones said of Romo. “I love what he’s about. I love his character. I love his love of sport. And he’s a very, very unique talent. And the real question is — and I don’t even have to ask what the answer is: Do you think Tony Romo knows how to get up when he gets knocked down? He had a life of that. And absolutely, that’s one of his greatest attributes, is that he can handle adversity.”
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Jones continued: “And so this is something that he will work through. He is a unique talent. ... So, obviously, I’m a big fan of his, big fan of his family, and let me tell you right now, he’s as real as he sounds. He feels every down time, he feels every up time.”
Romo, 46, was arrested after a traffic stop in Milwaukee, Wisc., around 5:30 p.m. local time after he was unable to complete standard field sobriety tests, PEOPLE previously reported. Body cam footage later showed the former Cowboys quarterback telling officers he had been playing at an amateur golf event and was now on his way “to meet grandma and grandpa” when he was pulled over for cutting across a lane. He denied drinking alcohol when asked by officers, body cam footage showed.
Citing a Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office report, NBC 5 DFW reported that officers said Romo “performed poorly” on his field sobriety tests, had “red, glassy eyes” and had small alcoholic shooters in a backpack inside his vehicle.
CBS later placed Romo on leave “until further notice” and announced former NFL defensive lineman JJ Watt would “join Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson as CBS Sports’ lead NFL team during Tony Romo’s absence.”
Romo has yet to publicly address the July 23 arrest. He has a court appearance scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21.
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Romo played for the Cowboys for 14 seasons before retiring in April 2017. He immediately joined CBS Sports as an analyst and continues to be a prominent member of the network’s NFL coverage.
Romo and his wife Candice Crawford Romo share three sons: Hawkins, Rivers and Jones McCoy.
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