Tony Romo has an empty feeling after retiring from the NFL

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.