CBS has officially confirmed that Tony Romo will not be part of the on-air broadcast team for Weeks 2 and 3 of the season, throwing further doubt on his future with the network.

Romo struck a plea deal with prosecutors in Wisconsin last week, two months after he was pulled over in his Jeep and charged with OWI.

Humiliating bodycam footage of him performing poorly in sobriety tests went viral at the time, and he was quickly sidelined indefinitely by CBS ahead of the NFL season.

Initially, it was only Week 1 that he was officially set to miss, with JJ Watt taking his place alongside Jim Nantz on Sunday afternoon for the Packers-Vikings game.

Now, though, CBS has released its commentary pairings for the next two weeks of action, and Romo is once again left on the outside looking in.

The news will come as a particular blow given Week 3 is CBS’ highly-anticipated Ravens-Cowboys broadcast live from Brazil, in which Romo would have been calling his beloved Dallas.

Tony Romo is being kept off air by CBS for at least the next two weeks of the NFL season 

Romo has been on leave at CBS since his OWI arrest last month in his native Wisconsin 

Instead, Watt will continue in his role alongside Nantz in the No 1 booth, with their Week 2 matchup coming in New England with Steelers-Patriots, before the flight down to South America.

With Romo still sidelined, fans had their say on the new Nantz-Watt pairing on Sunday – and many agreed that CBS had made a step forward with their new-look booth.

Taking to X, one fan wrote: ‘JJ Watt is SO much better on the mic than Tony Romo. Leave him with Jim Nantz.’

Similarly, another said: ‘JJ Watt is a way better listen than Tony Romo Hopefully this becomes permanent.’

‘Maybe I’m biased but JJ Watt is doing great,’ another fan added on Sunday.

However, this wasn’t the consensus among supporters. Taking to social media, one wrote: ‘JJ Watt has been atrocious’.

‘I wasn’t a big fan of Tony Romo but JJ Watt is a terrible announcer,’ another said.

Recently, sports media insider John Ourand predicted it’s ’95 percent’ certain that Romo will not return to CBS, who suspended him indefinitely after his arrest.

JJ Watt will continue alongside Jim Nantz in the network’s No 1 broadcast booth 

‘I think it’s highly unlikely,’ Ourand said of a Romo return on ‘The Powers That Be Daily’. ‘And by highly unlikely, I think it’s like 95 percent that he’s not back at CBS.’

‘There’s a potential JJ Watt falls on his face and doesn’t do a good job and then there’s an opening there and they can slide Romo back in,’ Ourand said, ‘but that’s really unlikely to happen.’

David Berson, CBS Sports’ president, said in early August they were still assessing the situation and had not established a timetable or final decision.

He noted that Romo’s arrest had affected the company and Ourand has now added that the release of the bodycam footage from the arrest harms the network.

‘The problem with Romo is there’s that video for 44 minutes and anytime he says or does something silly in the booth, which he’s kind of known for being like sillier than others, then the memes start up about whether he’s drunk or whether he’s drinking,’ Ourand said on the podcast.

‘CBS, they’re zealous about their brand and they don’t want that to affect their brand and they also see an opportunity potentially to save some money.

Former quarterback Romo was arrested after being pulled over in Milwaukee on July 23

‘Tony Romo makes $18 million a year, so this could be a way to save some money. But if you read again that [CBS] statement, there’s going to be a negotiation and the question is: What is the number?

‘What is the number that would make Tony Romo sort of walk away without a fight? I think that’s where the negotiations almost certainly are going to head.’

Another drinking-and-driving conviction in the next decade will lead to a ‘mandatory jail sentence’ for Romo. He has also agreed to have an ignition interlock device placed on all of his vehicles.

Romo has also been fined over $700 and his driver’s license has been revoked for six months. He also vowed to complete an alcohol assessment program.