Trent Dilfer says Tony Romo may never play for Dallas Cowboys again

ESPN debuted a new ‘Sunday Countdown’ team this week, and Trent Dilfer had the hottest take of them all to start things off.

ESPN’s on-air NFL coverage experienced a lot of turnover heading into this season, with Matt Hasselbeck, Charles Woodson, Randy Moss, and Trent Dilfer joining the Sunday pregame show. All four analysts offered a bold prediction for the coming season, and Dilfer’s prediction came with the hottest of hot takes.

After noting the Dallas Cowboys will have rookies starting at quarterback (Dak Prescott) and running back (Ezekiel Elliott) on Sunday against the New York Giants, Dilfer added some notable thoughts.

Dilfer works with the Elite 11 quarterback camp outside of his work at ESPN, so he’s become something of a guru about the position. Fox analyst Howie Long compared Prescott to Russell Wilson during that network’s pregame show on Sunday, at least in terms of mental makeup, so Dilfer is not the only analyst to foresee good things for the rookie signal caller out of Mississippi State.

Romo’s fully healthy return this season, at 36 years old, can’t be assumed. Prescott could have instant success, lead Dallas to a lot of wins and keep the starting job long-term, and the structure around him is solid if everyone stays healthy. But if things go the other way at all, a supposedly healthy Romo would be hard to keep off the field.

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In a handful of years, Prescott could be regarded as the best quarterback in the 2016 draft class. But the idea that Romo will never play for the Cowboys again, assuming a return to health, is a big reach on Dilfer’s part.