The Facts: Jerry Jones, still basking in his Hall of Fame election, isn't ready to make any definitive statements regarding the future of Romo with the Dallas Cowboys. Jones said last month that he wanted to "cool it" on the Romo talk and deflected that subject yet again during a radio appearance Wednesday. "It's no secret that I just think so much of him as a person and think so much of him as a player," Jones said. "I don't know how ultimately we will resolve this. Nobody should be alarmed because you don't have all the answers. There are some issues here that you just got to see how the cards are played. But we'll work through this."
Diehards Line:Dak Prescott had arguably the best rookie season by a quarterback in NFL history, and has established himself as the quarterback going forward. That means Romo has to find another destination and all signs point to him wanting to continue his playing career somewhere next season. As Star-Telegram staffer Drew Davison reminded readers, the most likely scenarios are for the Cowboys to either trade or release Romo this offseason. The 14-year veteran has a 2017 cap number of $24.7 million, which stands as the highest among any quarterback for next season. The Cowboys would save $5.1 million in cap space if they part ways with Romo via trade or release prior to June 2. Romo would still count $19.6 million against the cap next season. Another option should they release him is to designate him as a post-June 1 cut and spread the cap hit over 2017 ($10.7 million) and 2018 ($8.9 million). ... Stay tuned.