Although Tony Romo is certainly proud of what he accomplished on the gridiron, he was left wanting more.
As we all know, Father Time is undefeated. In sports, we get a constant reminder of this unfortunately. Some of our favorite players age and have to give up the game they love to start a second life. Tony Romo’s second life after announcing retirement will include broadcasting football games on CBS, but the former QB, in speaking to SportsDay, admitted he does have regrets:
“I guess it just makes you feel that you accomplished something in some ways because I feel like I left something out there that I always wanted to accomplish,” Romo said.
Romo further acknowledged that this is just an aspect of sports everyone has to deal with. He spoke today prior to being a “member” of the Dallas Mavericks tonight and being honored by the city.
What Romo specifically regrets — only he knows. One can conclude that it probably has to do with falling short of winning a championship for Dallas during his tenure. He also had to fight through malicious criticism that touted him as a choker. Although he certainly had the choking tendencies, Romo was better than often acknowledged. To me, he was a top 10 QB when he could step on the field. His journey to the NFL is also a tremendous story; he was undrafted out of Eastern Illinois, an FCS program. Ultimately, Romo should be very proud of what he accomplished when you consider where his NFL quest began.
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Clearly evident throughout the day, Romo has been enjoying his time as a Dallas Maverick. He told the media the following: “Standing here today I feel a little bit embarrassed, to be honest. Just in the sense that you’re lucky enough to be in a position that someone cares enough to do something to honor you. I’m a lucky guy.”
A humbled man indeed.