CBS and Tony Romo recently parted ways, which means that CBS wanted out and it negotiated a settlement of Romo’s remaining contract.
On Wednesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addressed the latest developments regarding his former franchise quarterback.
“Tony is one of the most valued relationships that I have on a personal basis,” Jones said in one of his twice-weekly appearances on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “I love him and I’m sorry that he’s — I’m sorry this has evolved this way this year because I enjoyed him so much, in what he could bring to the NFL and, frankly, I was proud of him as a former Cowboy.
“Now, having said all of that, he’s just getting started. He really is. And he’s — I say that with all sincerity. He’s just getting started. And he certainly has had some — made some mistakes. I can’t look in my mirror without seeing what can happen when you the — experiencing mistakes. But he realizes that there’s an area of his life that he wants to do better in. And that’s been said ad nauseam publicly. He’s got great opportunity ahead of him. I don’t know of anyone — period — that has a better future than Tony Romo. And I’m excited for him. He’s not only got great talent but he’s a hell of a man.”
Romo’s next move remains to be seen. There aren’t many top broadcasting jobs for NFL games, and they rarely come open for a reason.
Most networks won’t want to buy out the current deal of a No. 1 analyst in order to create a seat for Romo. Also, there’s a question as to whether another network will be interested, given the incessant criticism that has happened during the latter years of his CBS tenure.
Regardless, Romo is only 46. The OWI incident in Wisconsin will fade. It’s hard not to think Romo will be back in some capacity, at some point.