Tony Romo Arrested on Suspicion of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence in Wisconsin

Tony Romo, the CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence, the Milwaukee county sheriff's office reported. He was stopped while driving south on Interstate 43 on Thursday, performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was taken into custody before being booked and released.

The arrest was reported on July 24, 2026. Romo has been a familiar face on CBS's NFL coverage since retiring from playing, and details of the traffic stop were included in the sheriff's arrest report. First-offense OWI is not criminal charge in Wisconsin.

An arrest report filed with the Milwaukee county sheriff's office describes the traffic stop on Interstate 43 and the results of field sobriety testing. According to the document, officers concluded Romo did not perform well on those examinations following the stop while he was driving south on Thursday.

Sheriff's officials said Romo was taken into custody, booked and released after the traffic stop. The booking and release were handled by the sheriff's office as recorded in the arrest report.

The public account supplied by the Milwaukee county sheriff's office centers on the roadside testing and the subsequent processing of the arrest. No additional information about the circumstances of the stop or any follow-up actions was included in the sheriff's summary.

The sheriff's report provides the basis for the agency's disclosure of the incident on July 24, 2026. The matter remains an item of public record under the procedures described by the Milwaukee county sheriff's office.