It looks like Tony Romo will officially become an ex-Dallas Cowboy today, as most have expected since sometime around Week 8 of the 2016 season. As you begin debates on whether Romo belongs in the Cowboys Ring of Honor and speculation as to where he will wind up, re-read two D Magazine features on the pride of Burlington, Wisconsin: Glenn Arbery’s 2007 meditation on Romo early in his career, just after his biggest failure; and Peter Simek’s 2012 deep dive on how one high school game said everything that needs to be said about the future (and now former) Dallas QB.
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