Last year, Jason Witten surprised everyone when he announced his retirement. It marked the end of days for all four of the Cowboys 2014 offensive stars: Witten, Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, and DeMarco Murray. Just like that, they were gone.
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There are number of reasons for Witten to return to the Cowboys. He loves to compete and being out of the game was a difficult thing for him, especially with him having a front row seat to the action week in and week out.