Tony Romo retirement: Jerry Jones, Jason Garrett release statements

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Head Coach Jason Garrett respond to Tony Romo’s retirement.

Now that Tony Romo has officially traded in his helmet for a headset and blazer, Cowboys players and management are saying their goodbyes to the longtime quarterback. On Tuesday, owner/GM Jerry Jones and head coach Jason Garrett released their official statements on Romo’s departure. Per DallasCowboys.com, here is what they had to say:

Statement from Jerry Jones:

“We wish Tony and his family nothing but the best. As an organization, we did what he asked us to do in terms of his release, and we wanted to do what was ultimately in his best interest and in the best interest of his family.

“Tony has been a wonderful representative of the Cowboys organization for 14 years, and he left everything he had on the field. He will leave us with many great memories and a legacy of being, truly, one of the greatest players in Cowboys history. We are thrilled for him and his family that he will be able to continue working as a professional in the game he so dearly loves.

“He is a young man who is just getting started on a long journey in life.  All the best my friend.”

Statement from Jason Garrett:

“Tony Romo has a unique combination of athletic ability, arm talent, vision, and instincts for the game. What separates Tony from many other players, however, is a rare competitive spirit. Tony loves to play. Tony loves to compete. The best ones always do. In practice. During games. On the field. Off the field. Tony competes to the end in everything that he does.

“That relentless spirit that Tony plays with is contagious. He makes his teammates better. He makes his coaches better. He makes his team better. He has grown so much as a player and as a person over the course of his career and has made a significant impact on the lives of so many. I consider myself fortunate to be at the top of that list. It has been one of the great privileges of my life to work with Tony Romo, one of the greatest players in Dallas Cowboys history.”

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It hasn’t been the smoothest retirement plan in history, to say the least. While he would be an obvious commodity to several teams, including the Cowboys, you have to figure Romo finally decided life would be a lot easier sitting in a broadcasting booth than dealing with another year of on and off-field drama.

As much as Jerry would have liked to find a way to keep Romo on his team, or at the very least get a draft pick for him, he definitely didn’t want to just give him up for nothing. So, a retirement might just be the next best thing. Hopefully it puts some closure on the whole situation, and can now allow the Cowboys to officially move on.

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Nonetheless, both statements were well worded and a nice farewell from team management to one of the franchise’s best players of all-time. Both men will miss Romo, not only as their star quarterback but as their friend, too.