Tony Romo spent last year wearing a headset on the sideline, and he will now do the same in the broadcast booth.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news early Tuesday morning, thus ending the Tony Romo saga that has hit the NFL.
Dallas will release Romo, who then plans to retire from football. Broadcast opportunities with FOX and CBS have presented themselves for Romo, and Schefter reports CBS is the early favorite to land the next big name color analyst.
Romo retires as the Cowboys all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns, surpassing Hall of Famer Troy Aikman in both.
A conversation about Romo and the Hall of Fame will be had, but no championship and a 2-4 record in the playoffs will likely keep him out of Canton.
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He leaves the game with 248 passing touchdowns, over 35,000 passing yards, a 63.1% completion percentage, and 117 interceptions. He’ll go down as one of the best-undrafted quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.
Ultimately, Romo is making the right decision to step away from the game. A laundry list of injuries in recent years has all but cripple him, and another hit could have damaged his back even worse.
Over the past two years, Romo has played in just five games and has not started all 16 regular season games since 2012.
Dallas’ decision to draft Dak Prescott last year has eliminated what could have been a tedious transition period in Dallas. With the quarterback draft class weak and slim pickings on the free agent market, Dallas would have been in for another 4-12 season.