OXNARD, Calif. -- If you’re looking for the time Tony Romo started to figure out what it took to play quarterback in the NFL, go to 2004.
As a rookie, the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback room was filled with inexperienced quarterbacks. Quincy Carter was the starter and helped the Cowboys to the playoffs, but he was far from a finished product. Chad Hutchinson was just in his second year in pro football after a baseball career and was the backup.
Romo made the team as an undrafted free agent.
By the early part of training camp in 2014, Carter was released, Hutchinson was gone and Vinny Testaverde was the Cowboys’ starting quarterback.