In 2006, Romo substituted for the Cowboys' ineffective starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe during the second half of the Cowboys' Week 7 loss to the New York Giants at Texas Stadium. Romo became the full-time starter a week later and guided Dallas to a 35-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C.
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Tony Romo was not selected by any team during the 2003 National Football League College Football draft. But he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a rookie free agent on May 1, 2003.