Tony Romo

Antonio "Tony" Ramiro Romo (born April 22, 1980 in San Diego, California) is an American football former professional quarterback. He played parts of thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played his whole career with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Eastern Illinois. He is viewed by many as the top quarterback in the NFL.

Romo (left, throwing) and wide receiver #19 Miles Austin

Tony Romo

Romo with Cowboys in 2015
No. 9
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1980-04-21) April 21, 1980 (age 45) San Diego, California
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	Burlington (WI)
College:	Eastern Illinois
Undrafted:	2003
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2003–2016)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Pro (2008, 2010) Second-team All-Pro (2014) 7× Pro Bowl (2006, 2007, 2009-2011, 2012, 2014), 4× NFL Top 100 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) NFL passer rating leader (2014) Walter Payton Award (2002) 2× OVC champion (2001, 2002) 3× OVC Player of the Year (2000–2002) 3× First-team All-OVC (2000–2002) Eastern Illinois No. 17 retired
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts: 4,335 Pass completions: 2,829 Completion percentage: 65.3 TD–INT: 248–117 Passing yards: 34,183 Passer rating: 97.1 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Romo was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He has had success with Dallas, and is well known by the media. He has the 3rd highest passer rating in NFL history.

On April 4, 2017, Romo announced that he was retiring from playing professional football and was released by the Cowboys.^[1] After retiring, Romo became a broadcaster and the lead commentator for NFL on CBS.^[2]