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IRVING – Never mind all those gaudy numbers Tony Romo puts up. Jerry Jones said Tuesday that No. 9’s Hispanic heritage is the reason why he’s the perfect quarterback for the Cowboys.
Of course, Jones admitted it took him a while to figure out that Romo wasn’t of Italian ancestry.
“We couldn’t have a better quarterback,” Jones told Dallas’ KRLD-FM. “We just couldn’t. Bill Parcells and I thought he was Italian. Then we found out that his grandparents were from Mexico. We couldn’t have a better quarterback with a background of Hispanic for the Dallas Cowboys.”
The Cowboys, of course, have a large Hispanic fan base that reaches deep into Mexico. Wonder if Jones will ever bring the Cowboys back to San Antonio for training camp so more of those fans can cheer on Romo?
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Of course, Jones admitted it took him a while to figure out that Romo wasn’t of Italian ancestry.
“We couldn’t have a better quarterback,” Jones told Dallas’ KRLD-FM. “We just couldn’t. Bill Parcells and I thought he was Italian. Then we found out that his grandparents were from Mexico. We couldn’t have a better quarterback with a background of Hispanic for the Dallas Cowboys.”
The Cowboys, of course, have a large Hispanic fan base that reaches deep into Mexico. Wonder if Jones will ever bring the Cowboys back to San Antonio for training camp so more of those fans can cheer on Romo?
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