Tony Romo Draft Day Picks

Tony Romo : Draft Day Picks

Summary: Tony Romo was born on April , in San Diego, California. Although it has taken a while for Romo to emerge to the top of the game of football, he has done just that as of late. It is safe to say that he does not get as much attention as the other quarterbacks in the league, but this does not mean that he is not making his mark. In fact, Romo is one of the best young quarterbacks in the entire league, and he is poised to show this over the next few seasons.

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Article Body: Tony Romo was born on April , in San Diego, California. Although it has taken a while for Romo to emerge to the top of the game of football, he has done just that as of late. It is safe to say that he does not get as much attention as the other quarterbacks in the league, but this does not mean that he is not making his mark. In fact, Romo is one of the best young quarterbacks in the entire league, and he is poised to show this over the next few seasons.

Romo was not a powerhouse high school quarterback, and for this reason he did not land at a big name college or university. Instead, Romo took his game to Eastern Illinois University, a Division I-AA school. Although he did not see a lot of playing time as a freshman, things changed drastically the next year. During his sophomore season Romo passed for touchdowns and , yards. Things were just the same the next year when Romo passed for more touchdowns and , yards. Romo saved his best performance for his senior season. During this year he passed for , yards and touchdowns. When everything was said and done he finished his career with more than , yard passing, as well as many awards.

Although Romo attended the NFL scouting combine in he went undrafted. Fortunately, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent and was given the chance to show off his skills to the coaching staff. After serving as a backup for two seasons, Romo finally had the chance to take over as a starter in . While leading the Cowboys to the playoffs Romo passed for , yards and touchdowns. This was good enough for him to be named to the Pro Bowl during his first year as a starter.