Tony Romo DUI footage released by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office shows the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback refusing a breath test during his July 23 OWI arrest in Wisconsin. He was stopped after a round at the Wisconsin Amateur Golf Championship, then cited and released with a court date set for Sept. 21.
July 23 OWI arrest
The footage adds the most direct record yet of the stop. Romo told police he had consumed zero drinks, asked to call his attorney and said, "Because I'm coming from a golf course, you think I'm drunk?" after being asked to step out of the vehicle.
Police took him to a nearby station for field sobriety tests before he declined the breath test. He said, "I've heard from all the lawyers don't ever do that." That refusal is part of why the citation included first-offense operating while intoxicated and refusing to submit to a chemical test.
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office footage
The arresting officer said she saw red, glassy eyes and smelled alcohol coming from Romo. That account and Romo's denial sit side by side in the footage, which is why the release matters more than the arrest report alone. It gives a public, time-stamped record of the exchange instead of a shorthand summary.
Romo was released after the stop and later withdrew from the M&P Group Texas State Open over the weekend. For anyone following the golf side of this, the withdrawal answers the immediate roster question without saying whether he chose it voluntarily or had it forced by the arrest.
Romo and CBS
Romo retired from football in 2017 and joined CBS as a color commentator soon after, so this is not just a former player matter. He was the Cowboys' starter from 2006 to 2015, lost his job to Dak Prescott in 2016 after an injury and was released after that season.
His career line still reads like that of a high-volume passer: 34,183 yards, 248 touchdowns, 117 interceptions and a 65.3% completion rate. Those numbers are background here, not decoration; they explain why any public record involving him draws wider attention than a routine traffic stop.
Sept. 21 court date
Romo is due in court on Sept. 21, and that is the next point where the record can move. The practical takeaway is simple: the public now has footage, the citations are set, and the legal process will decide what comes next from here.
