Tony Romo seemed to indicate that he will eventually return to broadcasting at CBS in a statement Tuesday about his recent OWI arrest in Wisconsin.
Romo was pulled over on a Milwaukee highway in late July after participating in a nearby golf tournament and charged with OWI. In a statement published Tuesday on Instagram, Romo said he has pleaded no contest to the charge and that he had developed an “over-reliance on alcohol.”
“Multiple back surgeries ended my career earlier than I expected and left me with constant, debilitating pain,” Romo wrote, in part. “That pain led to a dependence on pain medication, and my efforts to get off those medications led to an over-reliance on alcohol.”
Nevertheless, he said that this was not an “excuse” and that he takes “responsibility” for the incident.
Romo was placed on indefinite leave by CBS after the incident. JJ Watt has been elevated to the network’s top NFL team with Jim Nantz, and Ross Tucker is working with Ian Eagle on the second team, where Watt called games last year.
