Antonio Ramiro "Tony" Romo (born April 21, 1980) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of theNational Football League (NFL). He played college football for Eastern Illinois University, an NCAA Division I-AA school. At Eastern Illinois, Romo won the Walter Payton Award in 2002, and led the Panthers football team to an Ohio Valley Conferencechampionship in 2001.

Not selected in the 2003 NFL Draft, Romo signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. After two seasons as a holder, Romo replaced the Cowboys' previous starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe during a game against the New York Giants in the 2006 season. Romo was a Pro Bowl selection for the 2006, 2007, and 2009 seasons, all seasons in which the Dallas Cowboys made the playoffs. Additionally, Romo has broken Dallas Cowboys team records including most games with at least 300 passing yards and games with three or more touchdown passes.

Records and honors

• 2006 Pro Bowl


• 2007 Pro Bowl


• 2009 Pro Bowl

NFL all-time records

Career

• #5 All-Time Career Passer Rating: 96.6


• #6 All-Time Yards Per Attempt: 8.0


• Most passing attempts thru 100 starts


• Most passing yards thru 100 starts

Dallas Cowboys team records

Career

• Games with 3+ touchdown passes: 31; previously held by Danny White (20)


• Games with 300+ yards passing: 43; previously held by Troy Aikman (13)


• Lowest career interception percentage: 2.7% (minimum 16 starts; previously held by Aikman with 3.0)


• Touchdown passes: 197 (previously held by Aikman with 165)

Season

• Games with 300+ yards passing: 9 (2012); previously held by Romo (8 - 2009)


• Passing TDs: 36 (2007); previously held by Danny White (29)


• Passing yards: 4,903 (2012); first and only Cowboys' quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012)


• Completions: 405 (2012); previously held by Romo with (347 - 2009)


• Consecutive games with a TD pass: 22 (2010–11); previously held by Danny White


• Attempts: 611 (2012); previously held by Romo (550 - 2009)


• First quarterback in franchise history to average over 300 passing yards a game in a season: 306.4