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Are The Denver Broncos, Houston Texans The QB’s Only Options?

The Dallas Cowboys are releasing veteran quarterback Tony Romo on Thursday, according to a report from ESPN’s Todd Archer and Adam Schefter. While Prescott and the Cowboys failed in their attempts, they seem ready for another run, which means its time to part ways with Romo. Romo’s demise was inevitable – the writing’s been on the wall since Dak Prescott led the Cowboys back against the Redskins during week two of the 2016 season.

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During open competition in training camp, second-year quarterback Trevor Siemian, a seventh-round pick in 2015, won the starting job. He hasn’t played in 27 of the Cowboys last 32 regular season games.

Today, Denver and the Houston Texans are Romo’s main suitors, but when he hits the market as an unrestricted free agent, there’s no telling how many teams will come out of the woodwork.

A move that has been expected for months is set to become official when the club releases the veteran quarterback, a source told the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday.

The Cowboys all-time leader in passing yards (34,1830) and touchdowns (248) will still count for $10.7 million against the team’s salary cap in 2017 and $8.9 million the following year. As their roster now stands, the Texans only have a little over $18.6 million worth of cap space for the 2017 season, so they’ll definitely have to gut their roster in order to accommodate Romo’s contract demands.

The Cowboys would save $14 million against the cap in 2017 but they would not get the credit until June 2, at which time nearly all of the premier free agents will have signed elsewhere. Romo isn’t trying to cash in on his last few years, and it’s doubtful a team would invest much.

It would not have happened if it didn’t make at least a little financial sense.

Teams such as Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers are among the teams that showed interest of getting Tony Romo.

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“There’s kind of a rush in free agency and then things settle down and you often get value later on so we’ll see what comes out of this”. Keeping Romo would cost $24.7 million in salary-cap space. Some teams are already seeming to drop out of the picture; the Chicago Bears, for example, are reportedly about to sign Bucs’ QB Mike Glennon for three years and $45M.

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