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Romo, Cowboys agree to 6-year deal worth $108 million
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The Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo have agreed on a six-year contract extension worth $108 million per year, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman and CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora confirm.
As La Canfora points out, this actually means Romo will be in Dallas for the next seven years, because he had one more season worth $11.5 million remaining on his current contract.
ESPN Dallas' Todd Archer was the first to report that the extension was imminent, and ESPN's Adam Schefter wrote that the deal was worth $108 million.
"Tony has a special relationship with Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones and this allows him to be a Cowboy for life," Romo's agent, R.J. Gonser, told La Canfora. "It's a very special place for him and Tony was focused on remaining a Cowboy and helping the Cowboys win games."
According to Pro Football Talk, the Cowboys, as of Thursday, were only $51,000 under the salary cap, and with the team wanting to get a long-term deal done with the franchise-tagged linebacker Anthony Spencer (which also would probably free up cap space for 2013), the team needed the cash.
Predictably, Twitter exploded (gleefully, I might add) at the news, and much of the derision was pointed toward Romo and Jerry Jones in that the Cowboys just gave more than $100 million to a quarterback who's won a single playoff game and handcuffed themselves for another seven years. And probably because it's a higher guarantee than what Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco just received ($52 million).
In reality, though, Romo is still probably a top-10 quarterback in this league. Thing is, his failures have happened with plenty of attention on his team and late in games and late in seasons. Oftentimes, to point all the blame at Romo is blatantly unfair.
Of course, if you're making more than $100 million over the course of your contract, anything less than a Super Bowl will be rule a failiure. And at this point, it doesn't seem as if Dallas is particularly close to one of those.
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The Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo have agreed on a six-year contract extension worth $108 million per year, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman and CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora confirm.
As La Canfora points out, this actually means Romo will be in Dallas for the next seven years, because he had one more season worth $11.5 million remaining on his current contract.
ESPN Dallas' Todd Archer was the first to report that the extension was imminent, and ESPN's Adam Schefter wrote that the deal was worth $108 million.
"Tony has a special relationship with Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones and this allows him to be a Cowboy for life," Romo's agent, R.J. Gonser, told La Canfora. "It's a very special place for him and Tony was focused on remaining a Cowboy and helping the Cowboys win games."
According to Pro Football Talk, the Cowboys, as of Thursday, were only $51,000 under the salary cap, and with the team wanting to get a long-term deal done with the franchise-tagged linebacker Anthony Spencer (which also would probably free up cap space for 2013), the team needed the cash.
Predictably, Twitter exploded (gleefully, I might add) at the news, and much of the derision was pointed toward Romo and Jerry Jones in that the Cowboys just gave more than $100 million to a quarterback who's won a single playoff game and handcuffed themselves for another seven years. And probably because it's a higher guarantee than what Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco just received ($52 million).
In reality, though, Romo is still probably a top-10 quarterback in this league. Thing is, his failures have happened with plenty of attention on his team and late in games and late in seasons. Oftentimes, to point all the blame at Romo is blatantly unfair.
Of course, if you're making more than $100 million over the course of your contract, anything less than a Super Bowl will be rule a failiure. And at this point, it doesn't seem as if Dallas is particularly close to one of those.