Romo's production, bonus keep getting bigger
By Adam Schefter
Special to NFL.com
(Nov. 15, 2006) -- Dallas has gotten a mini-payday by inserting quarterback Tony Romo into the starting lineup. Now Romo, who has led Dallas to back-to-back wins at Carolina and at Arizona, is going to get one back.
The one-year contract extension that Romo signed before this season kicked off contained play-time clauses that could boost his 2007 salary at least a quarter-million dollars and up to $1 millon.
If Romo plays in 45 percent of the Cowboys offensive plays this season, he will earn an extra $250,000; 55 percent, $500,000; 65 percent, $750,000; and 75 percent, another $1 million, according to contract documents reviewed Wednesday.
Should Romo continue to remain healthy and productive -- and so far the reports out of Valley Ranch are very encouraging -- then he likely would finish at about the 65 percent play-time mark, which would tack on three-quarters of a million dollars to the $1 million in base salary he is scheduled to make next season.
But if Romo is as good as the Cowboys players and coaches think, the Cowboys might wind up ripping up the deal entirely and redoing it all together. It's unlikely that Dallas would want Romo to head into the 2007 season with that being the lone year remaining on his contract.
Right now, the Cowboys players believe in Romo in a way they did not believe in Drew Bledsoe. Dallas' locker room firmly believes in its new quarterback, according to one person in it. Romo also has rejuvenated Dallas head coach Bill Parcells, who was starting to look worn down by his stagnant team.
"We are seeing the emergence of Romo and what he can do," Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens proclaimed to reporters Wednesday.
Now comes the ultimate test in Romo's young career -- seeing what he can do against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.
Special to NFL.com
(Nov. 15, 2006) -- Dallas has gotten a mini-payday by inserting quarterback Tony Romo into the starting lineup. Now Romo, who has led Dallas to back-to-back wins at Carolina and at Arizona, is going to get one back.
The one-year contract extension that Romo signed before this season kicked off contained play-time clauses that could boost his 2007 salary at least a quarter-million dollars and up to $1 millon.
If Romo plays in 45 percent of the Cowboys offensive plays this season, he will earn an extra $250,000; 55 percent, $500,000; 65 percent, $750,000; and 75 percent, another $1 million, according to contract documents reviewed Wednesday.
Should Romo continue to remain healthy and productive -- and so far the reports out of Valley Ranch are very encouraging -- then he likely would finish at about the 65 percent play-time mark, which would tack on three-quarters of a million dollars to the $1 million in base salary he is scheduled to make next season.
But if Romo is as good as the Cowboys players and coaches think, the Cowboys might wind up ripping up the deal entirely and redoing it all together. It's unlikely that Dallas would want Romo to head into the 2007 season with that being the lone year remaining on his contract.
Right now, the Cowboys players believe in Romo in a way they did not believe in Drew Bledsoe. Dallas' locker room firmly believes in its new quarterback, according to one person in it. Romo also has rejuvenated Dallas head coach Bill Parcells, who was starting to look worn down by his stagnant team.
"We are seeing the emergence of Romo and what he can do," Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens proclaimed to reporters Wednesday.
Now comes the ultimate test in Romo's young career -- seeing what he can do against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.
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