It's officially the end of a golden era at CBS Sports. Former Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo has been relieved of his duties at the network after nine seasons.
This comes from his OWI arrest in Wisconsin back in the summer, and after videos of his sobriety test were released, it looked bad. This forced CBS to put Romo on leave "until further notice." CBS knew they couldn't ignore the issue and had no choice but to leave Romo at home.
Tony Romo is officially out at CBS after nine seasons
“CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways,” CBS Sports said. “We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward.”
This officially means three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt will be the permanent No. 1 color commentator next to Jim Nantz. It's a sour way to end what was a golden era for the network and for NFL fans everywhere.
Romo was immediately known for his anticipation style, calling plays before they happened. This made the Phil Simms-Romo transition look like a night-and-day difference for CBS, and it shows they didn't make a radical decision at all. They actually made the right one.
Some fans will be on the fence about this because athletes and other celebrities have done worse and haven't faced any consequences. Romo had his driving privileges revoked for six months and paid a $784 fine. Romo knows what he did was bad, but it still ended up costing him his job.
Kevin Hageland from 105.3 The Fan reacted to the news, saying he thought the former Cowboy would return in some capacity.
"I really thought at some point Romo would be back. Now, whether or not that meant he would be on a different announced team or they would just put him back alongside Jim Nantz and move J.J. Watt elsewhere, I thought eventually he would be back."
Watt has about the same forceful energy as Romo to call a football game, but Cowboys fans always appreciated Romo's expertise to react to plays before they happened. Watt's doing a great job, but Romo will be missed.
The four-time Pro Bowler will hopefully find a new job soon, and he definitely learned his lesson from all this mess.
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