Article 77RMR The rise and fall of Tony Romo: what comes next for CBS’s $180m NFL analyst?

The rise and fall of Tony Romo: what comes next for CBS’s $180m NFL analyst?

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Tom Dart
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The former Dallas Cowboys star is on indefinite leave after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. His future in a competitive business is now in doubt

After Tony Romo's arrest last month, TMZ published a 31-minute extended cut" of the body-camera footage from the Wisconsin police officer who arrested CBS Sports' star NFL analyst on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.

It's an uncanny watch. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback's familiar goofy geniality collides with the gravity and stilted formality of an encounter with law enforcement. The video of a disoriented Romo struggling to answer basic questions and failing a field sobriety test, and his rictus-grinning, disheveled, head-askew mug-shot, form a glaring contrast with his smart-suited look a year earlier: beaming as he posed in the spotlight with his play-by-play partner, Jim Nantz, at the network's preseason media preview.

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