NFL Rumors: Latest Buzz on Tony Romo, Other Potential Trade, Free-Agent Targets

For the 12 teams heading into the postseason, the next game is the only thing that matters. For the 20 teams that missed out on the playoffs—and for millions of football fans—it’s already time to begin looking ahead to the 2017 offseason.

Beginning on March 9, teams will be able to sign free-agent players and begin improving their rosters. On April 27, teams will be able to start bolstering their new-look rosters with even more talent via the draft.

Between now and the start of the new league year—along with free agency—on March 9, teams, players and agents will be hard at work renegotiating current deals and planning for the future. Rumors, naturally, are going to run rampant in the meantime.

Some rumors already have, especially where quarterbacks are concerned. Since there is a shortage of quality signal-callers in the NFL, potential starters like Tony Romo and Jimmy Garoppolo are going to attract a lot of attention on the trade market and make noise in the rumor mill. Today, we’re going to examine the latest buzz on these players and others who could become available in the offseason. 

Cowboys Creating Market for Romo

The Dallas Cowboys haven’t been hinting that they would like to trade Romo in the offseason, but their actions in Week 17 undoubtedly helped created a trade market for him. Romo was allowed to play a series against the Philadelphia Eagles, and that series resulted in a score.

Romo completed three of four passes for 29 yards and a touchdown.

While one series is not enough to evaluate the health and ability of a quarterback, this one was a nice reminder for quarterback-needy teams that Romo still exists and that he is an efficient passer. The dilemma for Dallas is that a team looking to add Romo would also have to absorb his bloated contract.

Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News recently explained:

He just showed the rest of the league he’s no worse for wear. He can still take the snaps, make the reads and then make the throws. If you trade for Romo, you are trading for the contract, which is huge. You’d be doing the Cowboys a favor by taking that contract off their hands. So why would you pay a steep price for the privilege of doing the Cowboys a favor?

The reason a team would make that deal, of course, is the belief that Romo can help it win a Super Bowl. This means he makes the most sense for a team that is already close to contention, like the Houston Texans or Denver Broncos. …

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