News: BR: Twitter Reacts to Tony Romo's Reported Decision to Retire, Go into Broadcasting

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Tony Romo's long, strange offseason has finally offered some resolution, as he will retire from the NFL after 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.

ESPN's Adam Schefter and Todd Archer reported Romo will go into broadcasting after Dallas releases him Tuesday.

Darren Woodson, who played 12 seasons with the Cowboys from 1992-2003, offered a farewell to Romo:

Ryan Field of ABC 7 in Detroit praised Romo for walking away from the sport the way he wanted to:

NFL Memes used an image to sum up what every fan of the Houston Texans is probably thinking at this point:

Romo spent his entire career with the Cowboys after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He led the franchise to four playoff appearances as the starting quarterback and was named to the Pro Bowl four times.

An NFL executive told Schefter that teams will still be keeping their eyes on Romo:



Pete Prisco of CBS Sports argued that Romo is an underrated quarterback from an era that features heavy hitters such as Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees:


The only thing missing from Romo's resume is a Super Bowl win, though he was hardly the biggest problem for the Cowboys in their recent playoff failures. He threw for eight touchdowns and two interceptions in six postseason games.

Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News noted Romo is following in excellent footsteps:

One reason Romo may have felt comfortable making this decision is because of how lucrative his NFL career has been, per ESPN's Andrew Brandt:



Here is a look at the best-of-the-rest reactions about Romo's plans to go into broadcasting:


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