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Tony Romo is a former quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys for 14 seasons. He is now a sportscaster for CBS. He is a four-time Pro Bowler, a Walter Payton Award recipient, and led the NFL in passer rating and completion percentage in 2014. Get all of the latest Tony Romo news here!

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Tony Romo played college football at Eastern Illinois before being undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft.  Shortly after, he was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. He was the backup to Drew Bledsoe before being named the starter in 2006. He was the Cowboys’ primary starter from 2006-2015 and helped lead them to four postseason appearances. He lost his starting position to Dak Prescot in the 2016 preseason after a back injury and was hired by CBS Sports to become the lead color analyst for the NFL telecasts.  

Tony Romo has been under a lot of criticism for his broadcasting abilities in recent years, with many believing that his analysis has begun to regress. Some believe he has started to make less sense, shouting at viewers and talking too much during the broadcasts.  

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20 AWESOME Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Tony Romo

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has had a career like few others. He began as a little known backup, but after taking over for Drew Bledsoe in 2006, Romo has become a franchise quarterback. The only problem is he plays for America’s Team. Every year you don’t win a Super Bowl, you’re deemed a failure there.

Romo gets all this hatred for very unfair reasons. He’s a very good quarterback and he’s better than at least three quarters of the NFL starters.

Any who, you know the name, but you don’t know everything about his game. Today we dive into 20 facts you probably didn’t know about.

How GOOD Was Tony Romo Actually?

Tony Romo’s unique ability to call the game in an engaging, personable, and passionate way – combined with his immense knowledge of the game – consistently creates a unique experience for the viewers. It has quickly made him one of the most universally beloved broadcasters in all of sports.

However, with all of the success he’s had in the booth—an adjacent conversation about Romo has been sparked up… How good was Romo on the gridiron– because his reputation as a player, well, that was a little bit different.

The REAL REASON Tony Romo Never Became A New Orleans Saint

Tony Romo could not fit this bill any less… For starters, he played his college ball at Eastern Illinois – a Division I – AA football school, so not exactly a blue blood program… And it doesn’t stop there…

While he did have an excellent college career, setting a TON of school records at Eastern Illinois and becoming the first player in school history to win the Walter Payton Award, which is given annually to the top Division I – AA player in the country – he didn’t even garner enough attention to get an invite to the NFL combine

Eventually he was invited to attend as an ‘extra quarterback,’ to throw passes to wide receiver prospects during their drills, but still…

He pretty much came out of nowhere… so it’s nuts that he got as much flack as he did throughout his career considering how much success he had and where he came from.