American football player and television analyst (born 1980)
American football player
Tony Romo
Romo with the Cowboys in 2015
No. 9
Position:
Quarterback
Personal information
Born:
(1980-04-21) April 21, 1980 (age 44) San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:
Burlington (Burlington, Wisconsin)
College:
Eastern Illinois (1999–2002)
Undrafted:
2003
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2003–2016)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (2014)
4× Pro Bowl (2006, 2007, 2009, 2014)
NFL passer rating leader (2014)
NFL completion percentage leader (2014)
Walter Payton Award (2002)
First-team I-AA All-American (2002)
Third-team I-AA All-American (2001)
3× OVC Player of the Year (2000–2002)
3× First-team All-OVC (2000–2002)
Eastern Illinois Panthers No. 17 retired
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
4,335
Passing completions:
2,829
Completion percentage:
65.3%
TD–INT:
248–117
Passing yards:
34,183
Passer rating:
97.1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21, 1980) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers, where he made an Ohio Valley Conference championship appearance in 2001 and won the Walter Payton Award the following year. Romo signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003.
Beginning his career in a backup role, Romo served as the Cowboys' primary starter from 2006 to 2015. He led the Cowboys to four postseason appearances during his tenure, while also receiving Pro Bowl honors amid each playoff run. Romo retired after the 2016 season when a preseason back injury caused him to lose his starting position to backup Dak Prescott. Upon retiring, he was hired by CBS Sports to become the lead color analyst for their NFL telecasts.
Romo holds several Cowboys team records, including passing touchdowns, passing yards, most games with at least 300 passing yards, and games with three or more touchdown passes. He also held a higher passer rating in the fourth quarter than any other NFL quarterback from 2006 to 2013.[1] However, Romo's reputation was affected by a lack of postseason success, having won only two of the six playoff games he appeared in and never advancing beyond the divisional round.[2][3][4][5][6] His 97.1 passer rating is the highest among retired players who never appeared in the Super Bowl.
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^Kostora, Nick (November 15, 2012). "10 Biggest Choke Artists in the NFL". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^Iyer, Vinnie (August 12, 2013). "Jason Garrett defends Tony Romo's playoff record with Cowboys". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^King, Peter (December 11, 2014). "Is Romo Small in Big Games?". SI.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^Brinson, Will (January 2, 2015). "Tony Romo looks to end playoff demons Sunday in Cowboys-Lions". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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