CBS, Tony Romo Part Ways as Broadcaster Plays PGA Q-School

CBS and Tony Romo announced Friday that they have "mutually agreed to part ways" after nine years, ending his run as the network's lead NFL analyst alongside Jim Nantz. The news landed in the middle of Romo's third round at PGA Tour Q-school.

Why did CBS and Romo split now?

CBS gave no specific reason beyond thanking Romo for his contributions. The move follows his arrest in Wisconsin this summer on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, which came after he made the cut at the Wisconsin Amateur and finished T73. Milwaukee-area police said Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests, and he later pleaded no contest to the charge. J.J. Watt takes the analyst chair opposite Nantz going forward.

Romo said he intends to "focus on my health and my family before moving on to my next opportunity." Friday's Q-school round was his first public appearance since the arrest.

How did Romo's Q-school round go?

Romo teed off at 8:55 a.m. local time off the back nine at Forest Ridge, sitting T49 after opening rounds of 76 and 75. The CBS news broke around noon ET, roughly two hours into his round and shortly after he birdied the par-4 15th. He added a birdie at the 18th to card 1-over 37, keeping him inside the top 50 with nine holes left to play. Q-school's First Stage advances 37 of 75 players to Second Stage, then Final Stage, where the top five finishers earn 2027 PGA Tour cards and the next 40 get full Korn Ferry Tour status.

Romo's Q-school round was his first public appearance since his summer arrest.

Romo has chased a Tour card through Q-school repeatedly since retiring from the NFL in 2017, once advancing through pre-qualifying before falling short at the next stage. He has made seven PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour starts since 2018 without a cut, and has won the celebrity-filled American Century Championship three times as an amateur.