Tony Romo statement

[DuncanIso]

 

[big dog cowboy]

Tony plans on returning to CBS.

I wonder if CBS knows this?

I hope he gets all the help he needs.

 

[gtb1943]

Frankly, I expected this statement sooner

BUT it is what I would expect from him

 

[TexasBacon]

Good to see him own his mistake. We all make them and how a person handles and owns them is the true testament of their character.

 

[zrinkill]

Glad he took it on the chin ....... still rooting for you Romo

 

[rambo2]

Tony plans on returning to CBS.

I wonder if CBS knows this?

I hope he gets all the help he needs.

Unfortunately, the pain won't be going away.

 

[gtb1943]

Unfortunately, the pain won't be going away.

all those calling him lazy and not preparing have always sickened me
This is a person who gave it all up every game he was in

And this is the price he paid

 

[G2]

He sounds hammered.

 

[zekecowboy]

Good letter to the public of owning his mistake but also explaining his circumstances. Believe Romo will be back at CBS eventually.

 

[AmericasTeam81]

Did blueblood write this for him?

I kid I kid.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Best of luck Tony.

 

[gtb1943]

Did blueblood write this for him?

I kid I kid.

Well, there is grammar and paragraphs you never see from Blue
and his statement would resemble War and Peace in size

 

[Reality]

That has "a lawyer wrote it for me" all over it.

And of course he had to name drop the Dallas Cowboys.

I like Romo and wish him well on his road to recovery and a return to his broadcasting career.

But long apologies like that, especially when his job is likely to require a legal challenge, are just parroting what the lawyer told him to say.

 

[zrinkill]

That has "a lawyer wrote it for me" all over it.

And of course he had to name drop the Dallas Cowboys.

I like Romo and wish him well on his road to recovery and a return to his broadcasting career.

But long apologies like that, especially when his job is likely to require a legal challenge, are just parroting what the lawyer told him to say.

I do not believe so ........ sounds just like his retirement speech




"To say the first half of the season has been emotional would be a huge understatement. Getting hurt when you feel like you have the best team you’ve ever had was a soul crushing moment for me. Then to learn it’s not three of four weeks but 10 is another blow. And through it all you have a tremendous amount of guilt on having let your teammates, fans and organization down. After all they were depending on you to bring them a championship. That’s what quarterbacks are supposed to do. That’s how we’re judged. I love that. I still do.

But then here you are sidelined without any real ability to help your teammates win on the field. That’s when you’re forced to come face to face with what’s happened. Seasons are fleeting. Games become more precious. Chances for success diminish. Your potential successor has arrived, injured two years in a row and now in the mid-30s, the press is whispering, everyone has doubts, you’ve spent your career working to get here. Now we have to start all over. You almost feel like an outsider. Coaches are sympathetic, but they still have to coach and you’re not there. It’s a dark place. Probably the darkest it’s ever been. You’re sad and down and out and you ask yourself why did this have to happen. It’s in this moment you find out who you really are and what you’re really about.

You see football is a meritocracy. You aren’t handed anything. You earn everything every single day single day, over and over again. You have to prove it. That’s the way that the NFL, that’s the way that football works. A great example of this is Dak Prescott and what he’s done. He’s earned the right to be our quarterback. As hard as that is for me to say, he’s earned that right. He’s guided our team to an 8-1 record, and that’s hard to do. If you think for a second that I don’t want to be out there, then you’ve probably never felt the pure ecstasy of competing and winning. That hasn’t left me. In fact it may burn more now than ever.

It’s not always easy to watch. I think anybody who’s been in this position understands that. But what is clear is that I was that kid once, stepping in, having to prove yourself. I remember the feeling like it was yesterday. It really is an incredible time in your life. And if I remember one thing from back then, it’s the people that helped me along when I was young.

And if I can be that to Dak, you know, I’ve tried to be and I will be going forward. We all know something magical is happening to our team. I'm not going to allow this situation to negatively affect Dak or this football team by becoming a constant distraction. I think Dak knows that I have his back. And I think I know that he has mine. Ultimately, it's about the team. It's what we've preached our entire lives.

I can remember when I was a kid just starting out wanting to be part of something bigger than myself. For every high school kid out there or college player, there is greatness in being the kind of teammate who truly wants to be part of a team. Everyone wants to be the reason they winning or losing. Every single one of us wants to be that person. But there are special moments that come from a shared commitment to play a role, while doing it together. That's what you will remember. Not your stats or your prestige, but the relationships and the achievement that you created through a group. It's hard to do, but there's great joy in that.

And all the while your desire burns to be the best you’ve ever been. You can be both. I have figured that out in this process. It's what separates sports from everything else. It's why we love it. It's why we trust it. It's why I still want to play and compete. Lastly, I just want to leave you with something I have learned in this process as well: I feel like we all have two battles or two enemies going on. One with the man across from you. The second is with the man inside of you. I think once you control the one inside of you, the one across from you really doesn't matter. I think that is what we are all trying to do.

Thank you guys. I appreciate it." - Tony Romo

 

[gimmesix]

Frankly, I expected this statement sooner

BUT it is what I would expect from him

Same. Glad to see him take ownership of it.

 

[TheMightyVanHalen]

When people are caught, they will say they are sorry. They only say they are sorry because they were caught.

I'll take this with a grain of salt. Luckily no one was injured by his mistakes. I'm almost certain that 90 percent of the posters here have got behind the wheel after they had been drinking or on medication, including myself. So no judging by me.

I'm a fan of Romo so I hope and pray he finds peace and happiness, and an Uber next time.

 

[gimmesix]

That has "a lawyer wrote it for me" all over it.

And of course he had to name drop the Dallas Cowboys.

I like Romo and wish him well on his road to recovery and a return to his broadcasting career.

But long apologies like that, especially when his job is likely to require a legal challenge, are just parroting what the lawyer told him to say.

I think that is unfair to him. I mean, that's your right, but I just don't see the need to question the integrity and sincerity of one of our former players. He says his path to recovery takes honest and our fans then question his honesty.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

99 bottles of beer on the wall
99 bottles of beer
You take one down, you pass it around
98 bottles of beer on the wall

Ehh, I'll always pull for Tony. He was a good dude who played hard for a terribly run organization. The advice I'd give Tony is to pull himself up by his boot straps if it wasn't for those dang slip on Sketchers.

 

[Reality]

I think that is unfair to him. I mean, that's your right, but I just don't see the need to question the integrity and sincerity of one of our former players. He says his path to recovery takes honest and our fans then question his honesty.

To me has nothing to do with a former player. He waited this long so his legal team could see what they're facing with trying to save his CBS job.

I have zero sympathy for anyone who drives while under the influence. None.

If he was sincere this would have been posted on day one right after it happened.

A long statement like this was carefully created by someone on his legal team and he signed it.

Nothing sincere about it. Just a public document showing he's listening to his lawyers.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Not many NFL egos would be that open. Sure, many would release a statement and even admit fault, but that was the cleanest up-front one I've seen thus far from a fallen NFL star.