After months of postulating exactly what the Cowboys would do, it looks like we have a decision.
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According to multiple NFL.com reports, the Cowboys are expected to release Romo on Thursday on the rumored condition that he doesn't go to an NFC East team.
Per @SlaterNFL, Cowboys expected to release Romo ahead of free agency, allowing him to engage w/ non-NFC East teams https://t.co/ASLZF8LC0n
— Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling) March 8, 2017
On Thursday when the league year begins… https://t.co/PNQfauCj5i
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2017
Pro Football Talk added that Romo's release would be given a June 1 designation, which spreads Romo's cap hit over two seasons.
Cowboys will release Romo with the post-June 1 designation. It spreads the cap hit over 2 years but they'll carry his cap number until 6/1.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 8, 2017
The leading rumor since the end of the season was that Romo would be released, but there had been some trade talk in recent weeks involving the quarterback. However, Romo's huge cap hit — $24 million — for the 2017 season meant that it was going to be easy to cut the star quarterback instead of trying to work out a trade.
Romo was finally replaced as the Cowboys' starting quarterback in the 2016 season after an injury led to the emergence of rookie Dak Prescott. Romo, a four-time Pro Bowler, will be a hot commodity for several teams looking for a starting quarterback.
