Tony Romo was once the toast of an entire city when he started for the Dallas Cowboys. An undrafted free agent who came out of nowhere to become the all-time franchise leader in passing yards and touchdowns. It somehow seems so fitting that his time there came to an abrupt end thanks to another young quarterback who seemingly came out of nowhere.
Dak Prescott just concluded leading the Cowboys to a 13-3 record and #1 seed in the NFC playoffs. He’s also headed to his first Pro Bowl and possible Rookie of the Year honors. This all but guarantees that Romo is done in Dallas. They aren’t going to pay him $14 million next season to just sit on the bench. Jerry Jones may be filthy rich but he’s not a stupid businessman. The writing is on the wall.
Everything points to Romo being available for another team. Of course this has led to inevitable speculation about where he might end up. Playoff contenders like Denver and Houston are popular ideas. Also on that list?
Yep. The Bears. It shouldn’t be a surprise. They need a quarterback. Their GM, Pace was a former teammate of Romo at Eastern Illinois. The connections are easy to make. Problem is people across the media and social media seem genuinely concerned it might happen.
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Tony Romo will be 37 in April. He has a broken back. I don't even see how he works as bridge for Bears. He can't make it through a season.
— DaBearsBlog (@dabearsblog) January 11, 2017
As the Bears seek "long-term solutions that lead to long-term success,” Tony Romo doesn't fit for their QB quandary. https://t.co/PjO7MQYg9k
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) January 18, 2017
The Chicago Bears will save roughly $13M for releasing Jay Cutler, Romo's 2017 base salary is $14M.
That would be a huge mistake #Bears
— ✶ SM ✶ Chris (@SM_CBur) January 18, 2017
Dear God, I don't ask for much. Please just don't let Tony Romo go to the Bears. Amen
— Anthony Harless (@aharless76) January 17, 2017
If the bears get romo I'll hit Lucas with a brick!
— Seth Peterson (@sethpeterson1) January 2, 2017
If i can ask for one thing #bears related, it's please stay away from tony romo.
— Rob Rosetti (@IBcoppin) January 24, 2017
Look it’s not like anybody is saying Romo would be the long-term solution for the Bears. He’s turning 37. The idea isn’t to build a team around him over the next five seasons. It’s to bring in a proven commodity who might be able to get more out of the offense until they can find that guy for the future. The classic term is a “bridge” quarterback. Even then people still aren’t buying in. In fact many argue that the Bears might as well just keep Cutler rather than endure that headache.
