Rastak
10-29-2007, 06:10 PM
From PFT.com
POSTED 6:52 p.m. EDT, October 29, 2007
ROMO GETS PAID
Ed Werder of ESPN reports that the Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo has agreed in principle on a six-year, $67.5 million contract, including $31 million in guaranteed money.
Several weeks ago, we reported that Romo was looking for guaranteed money in that range. And he publicly denied our report.
Apparently, Romo has changed his mind since then.
We think that the Cowboys should have waited until the end of the season to get it done. His value wasn't going to go much higher, and the number could have gone down if Romo had stunk it up or gotten hurt.
Then again, doing the deal now allows the Cowboys to push some of the cap charge into the current year, making it easier to fit the rest of the deal into the future years.
Werder said that the deal is believed to be the highest in Cowboys history. Memo to Ed: "Ya think?" With only a handful of NFL contracts ever cracking $30 million in guaranteed cash, it's a no-brainer.
Romo also "is believed to be" the first undrafted player to reel in more than $30 million in guaranteed money.
POSTED 6:52 p.m. EDT, October 29, 2007
ROMO GETS PAID
Ed Werder of ESPN reports that the Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo has agreed in principle on a six-year, $67.5 million contract, including $31 million in guaranteed money.
Several weeks ago, we reported that Romo was looking for guaranteed money in that range. And he publicly denied our report.
Apparently, Romo has changed his mind since then.
We think that the Cowboys should have waited until the end of the season to get it done. His value wasn't going to go much higher, and the number could have gone down if Romo had stunk it up or gotten hurt.
Then again, doing the deal now allows the Cowboys to push some of the cap charge into the current year, making it easier to fit the rest of the deal into the future years.
Werder said that the deal is believed to be the highest in Cowboys history. Memo to Ed: "Ya think?" With only a handful of NFL contracts ever cracking $30 million in guaranteed cash, it's a no-brainer.
Romo also "is believed to be" the first undrafted player to reel in more than $30 million in guaranteed money.