What happened: Tony Romo appeared remotely early in the second quarter of the Pat McAfee alt-cast of Monday Night Football on ESPN2, introduced by McAfee as the "quarterback expert." McAfee told him, "We all miss you." It is Romo's first media appearance since his July 23 arrest in Wisconsin on an operating-while-intoxicated charge.
Why it matters: Romo and CBS Sports parted ways on Oct. 2, ending a run that began in 2017 beside Jim Nantz on the network's top team. He left with four years remaining on his 10-year, $180 million contract, which the two sides settled. The former Cowboys quarterback had been out of public view since the arrest, and CBS has since given his analyst role to J.J. Watt.
By the numbers: Romo was issued four citations in the July arrest: OWI, possessing open intoxicants in a moving vehicle, unsafe passing on the right and refusing a test after arrest. He pleaded no contest to the OWI charge in September. He had $72 million and four years left on his CBS deal when it was settled.
What to watch: Whether Romo makes further appearances on the McAfee alt-cast or lands a new broadcast role. He said when leaving CBS that he would take a break before "moving on to my next opportunity.