Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys strike $55M extension
The Dallas Cowboys are taking care of Tony.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Friday that a long-term deal between the Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo is "very close," according to a source involved in the process.
Todd Archer of ESPNDallas first reported the news.
The Cowboys have been talking with Romo's camp off and on after hoping to ink the 32-year-old passer to an extension last summer. As Rapoport reported Thursday, a clause in Romo's contract stipulated that Dallas could not franchise Romo if no deal was reached by the end of the 2013 league year, effectively making him a free agent. That handed significant leverage to Romo, but both sides obviously want to get a deal done.
Romo is set to count $16.8 million against the cap in 2013, but a long-term deal would allow the Cowboys to lower that figure and allow Dallas to add additional pieces to the puzzle.
The Dallas Cowboys are taking care of Tony.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Friday that a long-term deal between the Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo is "very close," according to a source involved in the process.
Todd Archer of ESPNDallas first reported the news.
The Cowboys have been talking with Romo's camp off and on after hoping to ink the 32-year-old passer to an extension last summer. As Rapoport reported Thursday, a clause in Romo's contract stipulated that Dallas could not franchise Romo if no deal was reached by the end of the 2013 league year, effectively making him a free agent. That handed significant leverage to Romo, but both sides obviously want to get a deal done.
Romo is set to count $16.8 million against the cap in 2013, but a long-term deal would allow the Cowboys to lower that figure and allow Dallas to add additional pieces to the puzzle.