While there was talk the the Dallas Cowboys would look to trade quarterback Tony Romo, it looks like they have gone a different direction completely. Â The Cowboys announced that they have made Romo the richest player in Cowboys history after signing him to a 6 year/$108 million contract with $55 million guaranteed. Â While Romo has been one of the best regular season quarterbacks, his postseason numbers are absolutely dismal. Â Since signing with the Cowboys in 2003, Romo has won a grand total of ONE playoff game. In the last two seasons, he completely fell apart in the last game against division rivals that were win and in games. Â Win and in meaning that if you win the game, you are in the playoffs.
Romo was guaranteed more money than Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco who is coming off a Super Bowl win and was made out to be the bad guy for his contract. Â This is the only significant move the Cowboys made this offseason because of their lack of cap space. Â Many have taken to Twitter to express their opinion on the signing, including athletes:
