Jerry Jones isn’t backing away from Tony Romo after the former Cowboys quarterback’s recent OWI arrest.
Speaking for the first time since Romo was arrested, Jones said he has already talked with him and made clear he believes Romo will get through it. Jones was also met with “free Romo” chants from fans at the Cowboys’ training camp practice Saturday.
“Well, very much have had a chance to talk to him and been talking to him, but I love him,” he said of Romo. “I love what he's about. I love his character, I love his love of sport and he is a very, very unique talent.”
Jones added that Romo’s ability to absorb a hit and keep moving has always been part of what made him who he is.
“The real question is, and I don't even have to ask what the answer is: do you think Tony Romo knows how to get up when he gets knocked down? He had a life of that, and absolutely that's one of his greatest attributes is that he can handle adversity. And, so, this is something that he will work through,” Jones concluded.
Jones also said, “So, obviously I am a big fan of his, big fan of his family, and let me you right now: he's as real as he sounds, he feels every downtime and he feels every uptime,”
Romo’s arrest has drawn plenty of attention after police said he was pulled over for speeding and unsafe passing on July 23, then arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence. Body cam footage of the stop and field sobriety test has since been released.
The legal trouble has now spilled into Romo’s broadcasting future, too. CBS Sports announced that Romo, who works alongside Jim Nantz on the network’s No. 1 NFL broadcast team, has been placed on leave.
“Tony Romo is on leave from his role at CBS Sports until further notice," the network said in a statement.
Former Houston Texans edge rusher J.J. Watt will fill in for Romo while CBS determines its next move.
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