Romo, who was a quarterback at Eastern Illinois University, was not selected in the 2003 NFL college draft. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, but did not play for his first three seasons on the squad. He became the team's starting quarterback midway through the 2006 regular-season and has been the No.1 starter ever since. The 2014 regular season was Romo's 12th as a member of the Cowboys.
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Romo, who was a quarterback at Eastern Illinois University, was not selected in the 2003 NFL college draft. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, but did not play for his first three seasons on the squad. He became the team's starting quarterback midway through the 2006 regular-season.
After 14 seasons with Dallas, Romo announced his retirement on April 4, 2017 to become a football analyst for CBS Sports..
Tony Romo has been on the Cowboys roster since 2003 and has been the Cowboys starting QB since the middle of the 2006 season.
Tony Romo was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003. Romo took over the starting quarterback role on October 23, 2006.