Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys are finally moving on from one another. Romo is retiring from football and reportedly planning to join CBS to replace longtime color commentator Phil Simms.
It appeared for weeks it was down to broadcasting or the Houston Texans for Romo, but Romo ultimately opted for television than one last shot at a ring. Shortly after the news on Romo broke, however, NFL reporter Ian Rapoport tweeted out an interesting nugget surrounding Romo's contract-status with the Cowboys.
Source: The #Cowboys are releasing Tony Romo after all. It’s a post-June 1 cut
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 4, 2017
The Cowboys wanted to trade Romo, even allowing other teams to meet with Romo and his representatives, rather than just releasing him where they wouldn't get anything in return.
NBC's Pro Football Talk explained why this Romo update is important for the Cowboys:
"Romo is being designated as a post-June 1 cut, which means that the team will be able to spread his cap hit out over this year and next. That will give them back $14 million in cap space and $10.7 million in dead money once the calendar reaches June as opposed to the $19 million-plus in dead money they'd have on hand without the designation."
It looks as though this is the best possible outcome for both sides in what has been one of the more awkward roster situations in some time.
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