packers had the best offense in the league (most offensive points per drive, a metric that has predicted the mvp every year since 2013 fyi) and . [41], Romo played in the 2007 Pro Bowl after Drew Brees went down with an elbow injury as a substitution for Marc Bulger. After announcing his retirement, he was released by the Cowboys, per his request. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Romo finished the 2012 season with 4,184 passing yards, 31 passing touchdowns, and ten interceptions. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003. During his two years quarterbacking the Burlington High School Demons, Romo earned all-state honors. Youve got butterflies in a good way. [71], In a Week 13 road game against the division rival New York Giants, Romo passed for a career-high 392 yards, along with three touchdown passes. Cowboys Franchise History Total Passing Yards Tony Romo - 34,183 Troy Aikman - 32,942 Roger Staubach - 22,700 Danny White - 21,959 Don Meredith - 17,199 Total Completions Troy Aikman - 2,898 [52] He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against the Packers. Candice had a great father. "Its really fitting this is the field too that way," Gerber said. Despite intriguing some scouts, he went undrafted by any NFL team during the 2003 NFL Draft. Unified IHSA State Basketball Tournament Slated For March 10 & 11 In[.] Football. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Tony Romo's Football Stats Career Var 12-13 Fr 11-12 Career Stats Tony has played on 2 football teams covered by MaxPreps. Others pointed out that those failures in the clutch did not happen as . It was a pretty neat day, just going through the whole process with the family and Candice and him coming out. follow. The opinions on Tony Romo range from him being one of the elite to being a bum, depending on who you talk to. Romo started the game despite the hand injury the previous week. He was selected to play in 4 Pro Bowls. High School: Burlington Instagram: tony.romo. On April 9, 2012, Hawkins Crawford Romo was born to Tony Romo and his wife, Candice Crawford. [139][140][141][142][143] He finished tied for 3rd in MVP voting. [185] According to Front Office Sports, Romo's analysis during the 2022 season was inane, obvious and at times made little sense. He began his career playing college football for Eastern Illinois University. 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. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. [39], The Cowboys played the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Wild Card Round on January 6, 2007. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. The Dallas defense, while improved, isn't that good to handle a light scoring load. [29] Elevated to the Cowboys' second quarterback in 2005, Romo had strong showings in the 2005 and 2006 pre-seasons. April 21,1980 Romo twice threw five touchdown passes in a game (November 23, 2006, and October 6, 2013) a record he shares with Troy Aikman (September 12, 1999). BURLINGTON, Wis. Tony Romo returned to his hometown Friday for his first Burlington football game since his 1997 senior season. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. sheltonBL Stats. [8] Romo played baseball as a child and was selected to the Little League All-Star team. Eastern Illinois Panthers . [98], Daniel Jeremiah, an NFL.com analyst, ranked Romo as the 9th best quarterback in the league heading into the 2012 season. You spend 30 minutes sitting there just trying to make him smile, and when he does, it is like you just won something. He played College Football at Eastern Illinois. [147][148] The injury sidelined Romo for eight weeks,[149] during which the Cowboys failed to win a single game with Brandon Weeden and then Matt Cassel as starting quarterback. He also held a higher passer rating in the fourth quarter than any other NFL quarterback from 2006 to 2013. In addition, he was selected All-Ohio Valley Conference and was named OVC Player of the Year for the third straight year. Much has been written this winter about ESPN preparing to court NFL analyst Tony Romo, whose contract with CBS has expired, making him a free agent.The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback could get more than $10 million per year in his next contract. Edison - CIF-SS Playoffs - Rd 1 37. If you don't get a job or an education, it's because you don't want to. [72], 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. [55] The Cowboys finished the season with a 133 record. Template:Info Tony Romo Tony Romo (born on April 21, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a former American quarterback who spent his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys. He was an all state player his . Romo: It was good. [44] Romo added 329 passing yards and two touchdown passes in the Cowboys' Week 3 3410 win over the Chicago Bears. [198], 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. [74] He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month for December. [152] Romo remained on the active roster until December 21 when he was placed on injured reserve after the Cowboys dropped to 410, officially ending their playoff hopes.[153]. He was a good baby. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [185] Furthermore, his ability to correctly predict plays has become increasingly rare. He's the better passer, and we all know this is a passing league -- no matter how well Ezekiel Elliott runs the football. Or at least it . Golf. Upon retiring, he was hired by CBS Sports to become the lead color analyst for their NFL telecasts. [150], Romo returned to the starting lineup in a Week 11 game against the Miami Dolphins. [190] On December 16, 2007, Simpson attended a Dallas CowboysPhiladelphia Eagles game at Texas Stadium, in which Romo had a bad performance in the loss to the Eagles. "[179] Romo has received praise from other prominent sports commentators, including Bob Costas and Dick Vitale. So it's Romo time. Did it feel like you were getting ready for a big game? IHSA - Illinois High School[.] [132] He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for December. Be the first to know about Dallas' best events, contests, giveaways, and happenings each month. 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. He was great on. [90] Romo played with a protective vest for a few games to protect his torso. Orange Lutheran 7. It was just a great experience to share with your family. The sleep patterns are different than what it was. [19], On December 19, 2002, Romo became the first player in Eastern Illinois and Ohio Valley Conference history to win the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top Division I-AA football player. His new contract with CBS will pay him $17 million per year to stay with the network, as first reported by the New York Post. They played against the Minnesota Vikings, who also had a 13 record and were in need of a win. Updates, scores, schedules and stats, for Dallas, Allen, Plano, Frisco, Southlake, DeSoto, Duncanville and beyond. Romo retired after the 2016 season when a preseason back injury caused him to lose his starting position to backup Dak Prescott. His first NFL pass was a 33-yard completion to wide receiver Sam Hurd. One thing is for sure: You either love him or you hate him. A backfield wunderkind who stood out immediately because of his rare combination of size and athleticism, Alcantara has been a top 100 prospect at FanGraphs for a couple of years now. [80], Romo had a 104.9 passer rating in a 3414 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, earning the first playoff win in 13 years for the Cowboys, and his own first career post-season win. [104], Topping a three-game winning streak and winning its fifth out of six games, Dallas beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 2724 in overtime in Week 15 (December 16). If there was any doubt that Tony Romo has a future as a broadcaster when he retires from the game, he erased that doubt last night. In the Divisional Round, Romo and the Cowboys were defeated by the Green Bay Packers, 2621. When Burlington's first . I definitely think it is a testimonial to the way he was raised and his family, and his belief in family and trust in family and friends, Tenhagen said. [82], In Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, Romo threw for a career-high 406 yards and three touchdowns. Romo made his season debut in the regular season finale on January 1, 2017, against the Philadelphia Eagles. Tony Romo at Burlington High School football game. [135] Romo was 19-of-31 for 293 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. [97] He was ranked 91st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012. [85] He was placed on Injured Reserve on December 21, 2010, and replaced by veteran Jon Kitna. [123] He was ranked 71st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014[124], After a poor performance in the season opening 2817 loss versus the San Francisco 49ers, Romo and the Cowboys won six consecutive games, including back-to-back road games against the Tennessee Titans and the St. Louis Rams. [87], Romo's 102.5 quarterback rating in 2011 was fourth best in the league behind Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady, and second highest in Cowboys history. He warmed up with the team and sat in full uniform on the bench, but did not play in the game and was not considered an official member of the roster. [34], On November 19, Romo led the Cowboys past the Indianapolis Colts, the NFL's last unbeaten team. Racing. Because of that closeness and sense of family and with Romos Cowboys facing the Green Bay Packers in the NFC playoffs, many at Burlington High School are finding that blood is thicker than cheese. [36] In the month of November, Romo won NFC Offensive Player of the Week twice, once for the Week 10 game against the Arizona Cardinals and the other for Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He threw for 34 touchdowns and scored one rushing touchdown. [178], The New Yorker has called him a "genius of football commentary. [146] He continued to show success in a Week 2 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, but suffered a broken left collarbone in the third quarter after being sacked by linebacker Jordan Hicks. While Romo has found stardom and success in the NFL, he has stayed in close contact with his friends in Burlington. In a special halftime ceremony, the school dedicated its new synthetic turf surface as Tony Romo Field. Courtesy of Burlington High School and Corbis, In many ways, the Tony Romo story was a confirmation of what makes America great. . Even better for viewers: The cat's sprint was accompanied by excellent commentary from Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who has found a new home in the CBS broadcast booth. So I take my job very seriouslyboth of them, as far as being a quarterback and being a dad. Hockey. [117][118] The game was a memorable back-and-forth shootout between the two teams with Romo and Peyton Manning at the helm. [17] In February 2018, it was announced that he had received a sponsor's exemption to play in the PGA Tour's Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from March 2225. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News. On September 26, 1997, on a small Wisconsin high school football field, Tony Romo played the game of his life. 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 onHe 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. As a junior, he led Division I-AA in passing efficiency, completing 138-of-207 passes for 2,068 yards and 21 touchdowns. You dont know what to expect. [193], On May 28, 2011, Romo married Candice Crawford, the 2008 Miss Missouri USA, a former journalist for Dallas television station KDAF, and the sister of actor Chace Crawford. We are still waiting for him to 'overcome' the darkness of his annual failures. NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks talked to Tony Romo's high school basketball coach Steven Berezowitz to find out how talented he was as a high school basketball player.. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX6 News app for iOS or Android. Total Rushing Yards 10 Average Rushing Yards 3.3 Carries 3 Rushing Yards Per Game 0.9 Solo Tackles 54 Total Tackles 92 Offense Rushing Receiving During the offseason, when not training, he plays golf around Dallas. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. [199] Romo missed the cut with scores of 77 and 82, dead last in the 132-man field after the second round. He also passed his own mark for single season passing yardage, with 4,483 yards, and became the first Cowboys quarterback to throw more than 20 touchdowns and fewer than ten interceptions in a season. The win put Dallas in a three-way tie with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins in the NFC East. February 6, 2021 11:00 pm CT. With the Pro Football Hall of Fame requiring candidates to be . With so many allowed in the locker rooms, surely there is some gossip. Tony Romo weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing. Romo started strong in the 2015 season, throwing a game-winning pass to Jason Witten with seven seconds left in the Cowboys' season opener against the New York Giants. [35] Four days later he helped the Cowboys win in a Thanksgiving Day game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by the score of 3810. Profit. Rugby. Im an avid Packer fan, but Im definitely rooting for my buddy this week, and it is great because it is here, Tenhagen said. [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. It helps you handle the ups and downs of professional football."[201]. Fast-forward more than 20 years and it is a throwback for the former Cowboys quarterback. ): 95 (198th overall since 1960) High School: Burlington Instagram: tony.romo. Tony Romo 6'2", 230 lbs Cowboys QB PCT 65.3 YDS 34,183 TD 248 RATE 97.1 Career Overview Stats Game Log Splits Bio Tony Romo played 13 seasons for the Cowboys. 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