He had also drawn interest from NBC and Fox to join their football telecasts.
Lets look at this first from his playing side of things. Here's what the money looks like from a Cowboys point of view. Per ESPN, the Cowboys' move to make Romo a post-June 1 release designation softens the blow against the salary cap this season. Instead of counting $24.7 million against the cap in 2017, Romo would count $10.7 million this year and $8.9 million in 2018. The Cowboys would gain $14 million in cap space this season, but it would not become available until June 2. The Cowboys will carry $19.6 million in dead money for the 2017 season, $8.9 million in 2018 and $3.2 million in 2019. Tony was never able to stay healthy at the end of his playing career. He has played a total of 5 games over the last two seasons, after dealing with various injuries finally taking their toll on the undrafted QB.
Hey, lets not take away credit from Romo here, the guy had a pretty fantastic career. He signed with the Cowboys in 2003, but didn't throw his first pass in the league until the 2006 season. In his first full season as the starter in 2007, Romo threw for a then-franchise-record 4,211 yards, a number which he would surpass twice more (in 2009 and 2012), and a franchise-record 36 touchdown passes. The Cowboys finished with the best record in the NFC (13-3) but lost in the divisional round of the playoffs. Dallas went 78-49 when Romo was under center, but they failed to get past the 2nd round in the playoffs with Romo at Quarterback.
His 34,183 passing yards and 248 touchdown passes are the most in team history. Oh, but wait, there's more. Romo also holds team records for 300-yard passing games (46), games with multiple touchdown passes (79) and consecutive games with a touchdown pass (38). In 2012, he threw for a club-record 4,903 yards, and on Oct. 6, 2013, against the Broncos, he threw for a franchise-record 506 yards. He has the NFL record with a touchdown pass in 41 straight road games. Yeah, I'd say those are some pretty impressive numbers.
When people think of Tony Romo, you get a couple of different perspectives. He started off as a bit of an underdog from the underground. nobody knew who the guy was or where he really came from. But Romo burst on the scene after riding pine for three years behind a mix of guys like Vinny Testaverde, Drew Bledsoe, Quincy Carter and Drew Henson. Once Romo got his starts, he proved that he belonged in this league. Romo was as good as anyone in football between 2011 and 2014. Among players with 2,000 pass attempts or more over that time frame, Romo was third in completion percentage, fourth in passer rating and sixth in touchdown-to-interception ratio. He was at his best in 2014, when Romo led the league in completion percentage, yards per attempt, passer rating, QBR and game-winning drives. Romo would have been a totally reasonable MVP selection over Aaron Rodgers that year. People also remember Tony Romo as the injury prone QB who just couldn't stay on the field. Broken collar bone and broken back in the last year are just some of the injuries he's had to deal with. Romo hasn't played a full 16 game schedule under center since 2012, and hasn't started 15 games in a season since 2014.
There's no denying that Tony Romo was a good Quarterback. Good's about it, he's not in the relm of a great quarterbacks in the history of this game. What most fans are wondering is can he make the transition into the broadcast booth? I think he understands the game very well and can provide insight into football as well as Sims (who he's replacing) or anybody else. Should be fun to listen to Romo in a broadcast booth this season.
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