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SPORTS Wednesday 5 april 2017

AP Source:
Cowboys’

Romo retiring, Tiger

replacing Phil
Simms at CBS

BY SCHUYLER DIXON
AP SPORTS WRITER At 20
DALLAS (AP) -- Tony Romo
is retiring and replacing an-
other former quarterback
in Phil Simms on the top
NFL broadcasting team for
CBS after choosing not to
chase that elusive Super
Bowl with a team other
than the Dallas Cowboys.
Romo, who will be paired
with play-by-play an-
nouncer Jim Nantz, consid-
ered multiple network of-
fers along with whether he
wanted to pursue a Super
Bowl elsewhere after losing
the starting job in Dallas
last season, a person told
The Associated Press on
Tuesday. The person spoke
on condition of anonymity
because Romo hasn’t dis-
cussed his plans publicly. A
CBS spokeswoman did not
immediately return mes-
sages seeking comment.
The departure of the all-
time passing leader from
the storied franchise has
been expected since No-
vember, when Romo con-
ceded the job to rookie
Dak Prescott after missing
10 weeks with a back in-
jury.
The Cowboys were in the
middle of a franchise-
record 11-game winning
streak when Romo re-
turned from the injury.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones
told Romo before free
agency opened that the
team would release him to
give him a chance to con-
tinue his career with anoth-
er contender. But Dallas Woods’ historic ‘97 win not only milestone this week
decided at the last minute
to try to generate interest In this April 13, 1997 file photo, Masters champion Tiger Woods holding a replica of the
in a trade. Masters Trophy after winning the golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in
Augusta, Ga. It has been 20 years since Woods won the Masters for the first time by a
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