Joe Theismann believes that Tony Romo should give up on football.
In a recent interview, the former Super Bowl-winning Washington Redskins quarterback said that Romo has nothing left to prove and needs to consider walking away from the game while he still can.
"After Tony got hurt, I made this statement and I stand by it: I don't think Tony should play football anymore," Theismann said Thursday morning on 105.3 The Fan. "I care a lot about Tony Romo the man, the father, the husband. He's established himself. He has nothing to prove down in Dallas. A lot of guys leave this game without a ring. That's not the whole thing. You want to be able to walk away from the game."
Theismann suggested that, considering how many injuries Romo has endured over the years, coming back will likely just lead to others. And there comes a point where being able to enjoy life after football should take top priority.
"We're just talking about his back, but how fragile is his shoulder still? If he comes back and plays, he's going to land on it. That's just the nature of our game. Something's gonna happen. What jumped out at me the night he got hurt was it looked like he was laboring trying to get away. And you can't be a sitting duck back there. I care for him as a guy who I don't want to see have something happen to his back so that he can't enjoy the rest of his life."
And Theismann knows well of what he speaks.
After suffering one of the most horrific injuries ever seen on national television in a game against the New York Giants in 1985, Theismann never played another down of football.
Last year, on the 30th anniversary of that fateful night, he called the injury a blessing because it allowed him to walk away from a game he might otherwise be permanently limping from. Or worse yet, rolling away from in a wheelchair.
"It was not a tragedy... Actually, it was a blessing, because I had served my purpose," Theismann said. "I look at it this way: we all serve a purpose on this earth for the good Lord's reasons. I'd served my purpose. I had become a nationally known individual. Now it was time to go out and talk to people about their lives, what are they doing, how can they help someone else. And for me, that's what that night meant to me."
