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Tony Romo agrees with Jerry Jones that he can
play 4-5 more years
Tony Romo is signed through 2019, but he can see
himself playing beyond that for the Dallas Cowboys.
The 36-year-old quarterback said he agreed with
Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones'
assessment that he has four or five more years left,
before jokingly interjecting "seven or eight years"
because of modern medicine.
"I'm not in my mid-20s anymore, but I do think based
on what my situation has been like the last three or
four years, I do think this [offseason] is drastically
different," Romo said after Wednesday's organized
team activity.
"It takes me back five years ago when I was able to
do things the way [I had]. I'm not there yet. I still got
these months to just get after it, but it's exciting to
actually be able to get after it a little bit. But if
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The bigger cause for concern for Romo in recent
years has been his surgically repaired back. He had
two operations in 2013, one for a cyst and one for a
herniated disk that caused him to miss the season
finale.
He was limited in his offseason work in 2014
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"The further removed I am from surgery -- and now
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Coaches and teammates have noticed a difference
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Wilson said Romo looks "phenomenal" early in the
offseason. Dez Bryant said Romo's presence on the
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young quarterback. I can remember when I was
young, how the influence of older guys can help you.
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