Five years ago, Peyton Manning chose Denver as the place he wanted to come to end his career; this offseason, Tony Romo may look to do the same.
With Dak Prescott taking over the role of franchise quarterback, Romo no longer has much of a future in Dallas, at least as the starting quarterback, and the Cowboys will likely look to send him off to greener pastures once the season comes to an end. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Romo will have plenty of say in where he goes, and he’s targeting the Denver Broncos.
When #Cowboys look to trade Tony Romo this offseason, he’ll have significant say. I’m told he has eyes on the #Broncos as a potential spot.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 20, 2016
Obviously, this doesn’t help the Broncos much now, but if Elway comes out of the 2016 season feeling Paxton Lynch needs another year of development, Romo would be a huge get in the offseason — if he’s healthy.
Rapoport, though, did acknowledge that the 36-year-old quarterback does have another option.
Tony Romo confidante Jason Witten said Romo isn’t planning on retiring. But I’m told retiring is one realistic option this offseason.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 20, 2016
Time will tell. One thing we know for sure is that John Elway is the king of free agency, and a move like this would be right up his alley.