Tony Romo placed on leave following OWI arrest
Tony Romo OWI arrest: Body cam video | FULL
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee after a golf tournament for operating while intoxicated. Romo said he had left the golf course and was driving to "grandma and grandpas" house.
DALLAS - Tony Romo has been placed on leave from his job with CBS Sports following his recent operating while intoxicated arrest.
Tony Romo on Leave
What we know:
According to CBS Sports, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is "on leave" until further notice.
"JJ Watt will join Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson as CBS Sports' lead NFL team during Tony Romo's absence. We will release the remainder of our NFL ON CBS roster at a later date," the network said in a statement.
What we don't know:
It’s not yet clear if Romo will return to his role as an NFL analyst before the new season starts in September.
Tony Romo Arrested
The backstory:
Romo was arrested by Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies last Thursday evening after being stopped on a high-rise bridge while driving on Interstate 43.
According to an arrest detention report, he was taken into custody because he performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests. Deputies also said they observed red, glassy eyes and smelled alcohol. Mini bottles of liquor were found in his backpack in his vehicle.
Body camera footage of the arrest shows Romo stumbling a bit while trying to perform physical motions like walking heel to toe and standing on one leg.
WATCH: Tony Romo's Milwaukee OWI arrest body camera video released
New body camera video shows the moment Tony Romo was taken into custody on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback said he was heading home from a golf tournament in Milwaukee.
He told deputies he was coming from a golf tournament and headed to his grandparents’ house.
When asked how many drinks he’d had, he said, "zero."
The Source: The information in this story comes from TMZ Sports, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department, an arrest report, and reports from FOX 6 Milwaukee.