67 Million dollar man

Troy Aikman was the emblem of the Cowboys for a long time, when he retired after the 2000 season, the Dallas team had trouble finding his next quarterback superstar.

Many names were put on the table, from Quincy Carter to Chad Hutchinson to Vinny Testaverde to Drew Henson to Drew Bledsoe, but owner and general manager Jerry Jones knew better.

The chosen man for the job is Tony Romo, a free agent from Eastern Illinois to whom Jones paid a $10,000 signing bonus in 2003, at the same time the young quarterback was signed as an undrafted free agent and took out a $30 million insurance policy at the beginning of the season.

The Royal Blue team was aware of the need to keep one of the best young talents in NFL nowadays, and on October 29, Romo reached an agreement to a six-year, $67.5 million contract extension with the Cowboys, one of the richest deals in team history, the second after the nine-year, $85.5 million deal Troy Aikman signed in 1998.

Romo has played outstandingly this season, completing 62.8 percent of his passes for 1,984 yards, with 16 touchdowns against nine interceptions, to lead the Cowboys to a 6-1 start.

"It feels good to know this is where you're going to be for a long time, although continuing to deny a deal was complete, I feel like I'm going to be with the Cowboys for the rest of my career." Romo said.

We might be in presence of Brett Favre’s major rival, even tho Favre is not in his best shape for the playoffs, every Dallas – Packers game is full of rivalry and the odds are favoring the young Tony Romo, for leading the Cowboys to their next Superbowl.