He completed 19 of 23 passes as the Cowboys won against the Colts 21–14. On December 21, 2014, Romo completed a team record 90.0% of his passes (18 of 20) in a home game against the Indianapolis Colts. Let us know in the comment section below. Tony Romo is a proud father of three children, Hawkins Crawford Romo, Rivers Romo, and Jones McCoy Romo, that he had with his wife Candice Crawford. This can't happen year after year. [9], Romo's paternal grandfather, Ramiro Romo Sr., emigrated from Múzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico to San Antonio, Texas as an adolescent. The Cowboys then faced the 10–0 Carolina Panthers in a week 12 Thanksgiving game. The 54 combined points scored by the Cowboys and Eagles in the first half were the second most points scored in a half during a Monday Night Football game. He left the game after attempting just two passes with no completions. Tony Romo has chosen the less-is-more approach for nearly everything, except his salary. [33] Romo committed three turnovers in the game and went 21/39 for 183 yards and no touchdowns. He failed to make the cut in qualifying for Byron Nelson in 2008. But it was recently reported that Romo’s representatives were looking for a contract extension for a record $10 million a year. The first pass, a 23-yard throw to Dez Bryant with 11:18 left in the third quarter, gave Romo 166 career touchdown passes, surpassing the previous franchise record of 165 which had been held by Troy Aikman. Romo is 34 years-old and Romo and the Cowboys were desperate for a win with a record of 1–3 and last in the division. It’s April Fools’ Day! ", "The legend of Tony Romo grows with his AFC championship game performance", "Tony Romo was the real star of the Patriots-Chiefs AFC championship game", "Tom Brady was already the greatest QB of all time – now he's just rubbing it in", "Opinion: Tony Romo was best part of Super Bowl LIII", "Why Tony Romo is a Genius at Football Commentary", "What makes Tony Romo so good? [60] The injury caused him to miss the first 10 games of the season, with the duties of the team's starting quarterback being assumed by rookie Dak Prescott. What happened to Tony Romo's thumb? He also held a higher passer rating in the fourth quarter than any other NFL quarterback from 2006 to 2013. Romo had a 104.9 passer rating in a 34–14 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the playoffs, earning the first play-off win in 13 years for the Cowboys, and his own first career post-season win. On Week 16 (December 23), despite Romo's four touchdown passes and 416 passing yards (on 26-for-43 passing), Dallas lost to the New Orleans Saints, 37–34, in overtime. Romo went 22–29 with 306 yards and five touchdown passes and no interceptions. That overshadowed an otherwise really solid career. He threw for 34 touchdowns and scored one rushing touchdown. His early years started as holder but his talents made him work his way up to the role of a star quarterback after a good three years of joining the team. "[73][74][75][76], Romo and Nantz received further acclaim for their broadcasting of the 2018 AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots,[77] as "Nantz continually set Romo up to make his predictions and analysis prior to the snap", and some suggested that Chiefs head coach "Andy Reid could have used Romo on his defensive staff, because the former quarterback knew just about every play the Patriots were going to run down the stretch. Dallas Cowboys: Offseason is a bust without DeMarcus Lawrence. [64], On April 4, 2017, Romo announced his retirement from the NFL. This is exactly what happened with tight end Jason Witten back in February. The elder Romo cites Tony's success as an example of the possibilities afforded to immigrants in the United States: "I've always said this is a country of opportunities. Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram commented: "Tony Romo has one year remaining on his contract, but the time has come for him to move on...He will be 33 in April of '13, and still has a few good years left but at this point he needs to go to another team that needs a quarterback. In the divisional round of the playoffs, Romo and the Cowboys were defeated by the Green Bay Packers, 26–21. [80], The New Yorker has called him a "genius of football commentary. Get the latest Tony Romo news, photos, rankings, lists and more on Bleacher Report [15], Romo earned OVC Player of the Week honors on October 14, 2002 after his eight-yard scramble run on the last play of the game led Eastern Illinois to a 25–24 win over Eastern Kentucky. "[81] Romo has received praise from other prominent sports commentators, including Bob Costas and Dick Vitale. [85] Romo has maintained his recurring position in the series of advertisements, and many of the television ad spots feature his fantasy football advice. Upon retiring, he was hired by CBS Sports to become the lead color analyst for their NFL telecasts, joining Jim Nantz in the broadcast booth. [15], In November 2007, Romo began dating American singer and actress Jessica Simpson. Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. [46], Following the season, the future of Romo's career was called into question. Well, Tony might be even planning on making his kids great players like he was. Tony Romo can’t see the future — it just feels that way sometimes. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images). Garrett announced Kyle Orton as the starting quarterback for the Week 17 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, which the team lost 24–22, to miss the playoffs for a fourth straight year.[52]. Romo began the 2007 season with four touchdown passes and an additional touchdown rush, the first of his career, defeating the New York Giants 45–35 in the Cowboys' first game of the regular season. His 97.4 passer rating was good enough for fifth in the NFL behind Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, David Garrard, and Peyton Manning. Now it appears Romo will follow the same path as Witten. [67][68], While there was no controversy of Romo deciding to retire and move on to broadcasting, some critics questioned Romo being immediately hired for the number one position ahead of broadcasting veterans Dan Fouts, Trent Green, or Rich Gannon, all of whom served in the number 2–4 positions respectively for CBS, with Fouts having once been the color commentator on Monday Night Football. Candice says his transition to sports broadcasting was natural because of his former post-game tradition. Tony Romo: Released by Cowboys by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire Romo was released by the Cowboys on Tuesday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports. After Week 7, his 100th career start, Romo had thrown for 27,485 yards, the most by a quarterback in his first 100 starts since 1960. On September 7, 2008, Romo led the Cowboys to a 28–10 win over the Cleveland Browns in their season opener. In the wild card round of the playoffs, Romo led the Cowboys to a 24–20 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions after being down 17–7 at halftime. Romo came back in the final seconds of the third quarter and played the fourth quarter throwing for a touchdown and driving down the field for the game-tying field goal with four seconds left in the game to force overtime. We’re excited to introduce a new Tony Roma’s menu backed by the most extensive menu development work ever undertaken by Tony Roma’s. Romo threw for over 200 yards and 3 touchdowns but also threw two costly interceptions. Despite throwing two interceptions, he completed 18 of 28 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns in a 24–14 victory, ending the Cowboys' seven-game losing streak. Tony Roma’s is proud to be a restaurant that guests worldwide have loved visiting since 1972 for our famous baby back ribs, signature Romaritas® and fun atmosphere. In the 1997 season, Romo and the Demons finished with a 3–6 record, though he earned several honors, including the All-Racine County football team and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State first team honors. Romo had four fourth-quarter comebacks in 2011 and had a would-be game-winning field goal attempt missed against the Arizona Cardinals and a would-be game-tying field goal attempt against the New York Giants blocked (the Cowboys lost both of those games). Although it was characterized as a minor procedure by the team, he would end up missing all of the mini-camp and organized team activities. After announcing his retirement, he was released by the Cowboys, per his request. Romo is currently in the midst of a three-year deal with CBS that pays him $4 million a year and runs through the end of the 2019 NFL season. [53] Through those six wins, Romo had a 13:3 touchdown:interception ratio. [36], Romo was quoted as saying, "We came out stale" against a Denver Broncos team that thoroughly shut down his teams passing and running attacks. The NFL fined McGinest $7,500 for the hit.[30]. They played against the Minnesota Vikings, who also had a 1–3 record and were in need of a win. kitemac. This brought his season totals to 1199 passing yards with 11 passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. [12], Romo started as quarterback for the Burlington High School Demons beginning as a junior (1996 season). He was successful in completing a 53-yard pass to Sam Hurd at the end of the second half but failed on the following three plays to get the ball in the end zone, which would have taken the game into overtime. The Romos later returned to Burlington, Wisconsin, where Ramiro worked as a carpenter and construction worker and his wife, Joan, worked as a grocery store clerk. In 2003, Tony Roma died in Hemet, California, at the age of 78. If you think you have a good Jessica Simpson joke this is the time to use it. As a junior, he led Division I-AA in passing efficiency, completing 138-of-207 passes for 2,068 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also ran for an additional touchdown. Romo is a "Navy brat," as he was born while his father, Ramiro Romo Jr., was stationed at the San Diego U.S. [51], In Week 16, against the Washington Redskins, with the Cowboys trailing in the fourth quarter and needing a win to keep its playoff hopes alive, he led the team to a touchdown drive with 1:08 remaining in a 24–23 victory, with what was later diagnosed as a season-ending herniated disk injury. No other player in the 2011 regular season contributed a higher percentage of team touchdowns (Cam Newton with 72.9% was second). [13] Romo graduated from Burlington High School in 1998,[14] with his 1,080 points being the all-time scoring record for the Burlington basketball varsity. He missed the next game, a 28–17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, but came back the next week and went on to lead the Cowboys to a 12–4 record and their first divisional title since 2009. [39] He was placed on Injured Reserve on December 21, 2010, and replaced by veteran Jon Kitna. On September 15, Romo led the Dallas Cowboys to a 41–37 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second game of the 2008 season. [55][56] The injury sidelined Romo for eight weeks,[57] during which the Cowboys failed to win a single game with Brandon Weeden and then Matt Cassel as starting quarterback. Tony Romo, American professional football quarterback who was one of the best players at his position in the early 21st century. Tony Romo played 156 games for the Cowboys over 13 years in Dallas. [93] They had dated since the summer of 2009, and became engaged on December 16, 2010. In a December road game against the division rival New York Giants, Romo passed for a career-high 392 yards, along with three touchdown passes in a losing effort. Romo made his season debut in the regular season finale on January 1, 2017 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Did we fool you this year? He completed 16 of his 27 passes for a then-career-high 353 yards along with three touchdowns. The Cowboys lost the game by a score of 24–21. Four days later he helped the Cowboys win in a Thanksgiving Day game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by the score of 38–10. [43], Topping a three-game winning streak and winning its fifth out of six games, Dallas beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–24 in overtime in Week 15 (December 16). The Dallas Cowboys became the NFC East division champions with their season finale shutout of the Philadelphia Eagles, the second division title in Romo's three full seasons as the starting quarterback. Romo was born in San Diego, California to Ramiro Romo Jr. and Joan Jakubowski. [97], Romo is an avid amateur golfer, and attempted to qualify for the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship and the 2005 U.S. Open, but failed. Viewers' Prayers: Tony Romo, the Play Predictor", "Tony Romo, at ease in broadcast booth, tells us how hard being an NFL quarterback is", "This is the moment Jim Nantz knew Tony Romo would be an amazing broadcaster", "Tony Romo wins high praise for his broadcast debut", "Tony Romo Widely Praised For CBS NFL Broadcasting Debut During Raiders–Titans", "How Did Tony Romo Do in His CBS Broadcast Debut? Romo elevated his game in the last month of the season as he completed 72.1 percent of his passes for 1,158 yards with 10 touchdowns and just one interception. The Romos later returned to Burlington, Wisconsin, where Ramiro worked as a carpenter and construction worker and his wife, Joan, worked as a grocery store clerk. In July 2018, he won the American Century Championship, a celebrity tournament. Tony Romo had a long career with the Dallas Cowboys filled with a few highly publicized bad moments. "[83][84], In 2018, Romo filled the vacancy of Jon Gruden in Corona's "Corona Hotline" commercials. They used to be two of the best QB's in the league. After the season, he was honored as an All-America honorable mention, an All-Ohio Valley Conference member, and the OVC Player of the Year. But let’s not kid ourselves into believing that he’s a seer. [41] The controversial 2012 NFL Top 100 ranked Romo as the 12th best quarterback in the league going into the 2012 season. It’s an annual tradition for The Landry Hat to run a single April Fools’ Day story for our readers. Prescott replaced an injured Romo during his rookie season back in 2016. Tony Romo conducts interview with Phil Simms, the analyst he replaced", "Answer to N.F.L. And currently, he is a television analyst for the National Football league. On December 22 against the Carolina Panthers, Romo became the first Cowboys' quarterback to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season. In addition, he was selected All-Ohio Valley Conference and was named OVC Player of the Year for the third straight year. Romo began the season as a backup to starter Drew Bledsoe. [22], One week later on October 23, 2006, Romo replaced Bledsoe for the start of the second half of a game against the New York Giants. After several kicks were missed by kicker Nick Folk due to bad holds by punter Mat McBriar, Romo resumed holding duties for the first time since the 2006 in their 13th game of the season, versus the San Diego Chargers.[37]. Tony Romo has had a less than stellar dating history, including a romance with singer Jessica Simpson, who he notoriously dumped the night before her 29th birthday, according to … "[10][11] Romo's mother has German and Polish ancestry. Romo did not initially receive an invitation to attend the 2003 NFL Combine, but received a late invitation to attend as an extra quarterback to throw passes to other prospects during drills. Since then, the 14-year veteran passer has transitioned to a massively successful broadcasting career as a color commentator for CBS. 17 jersey and inducted him into EIU's Hall of Fame. Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21, 1980) is a former American football quarterback and sports analyst who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. During the offseason, when not training, he plays golf around Dallas. Naval Base. But verbal communication is … During the October 25, 2010 Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants, Romo suffered a broken left clavicle. He briefly left the game with a rib injury, but returned after halftime and finished the game. In 2004, the Cowboys released Hutchinson and signed veteran quarterback Vinny Testaverde and traded a third-round draft pick to the Houston Texans for quarterback Drew Henson. At the end of the third quarter, Romo was sacked by linebacker Thomas Davis, reinjuring his left shoulder and ending his season. [14] He finished second in school and third in conference history with 8,212 passing yards and second in school history with 584 completions and 941 attempts. Romo led the NFL in completion percentage and passer rating en route to the NFC East title, and he was ranked 34th in the NFL's list of the top 100 players of 2015,[54] the highest undrafted player on the year's list. Tony Romo is back at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas today, as the former star Cowboys quarterback is calling this afternoon’s Dallas-Jacksonville game on CBS. What happened to Romo? His first NFL pass was a 33-yard completion to wide receiver Sam Hurd. 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