In whichever role, Garrett's a 'big fan of Romo'

By TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News

MIAMI – Jason Garrett does not have an official title yet – it will be either head coach or offensive coordinator, according to sources – but he has met with Tony Romo since joining the Cowboys coaching staff.

"I'm a big fan of Tony Romo," Garrett said. "I've actually known about him for a long time. Having played up in New York, Sean Payton was our offensive coordinator and they're both Eastern Illinois guys, and he talked about him for a while. Scratch golfer, the whole thing."

"Clearly, the first few years of his career, he did a great job of refining his skills so that when he got the opportunity to play, he was able to take advantage of it. He seems like a guy who loves football and is willing to work at it. I'm excited to get to work with him."

Garrett said he has studied some of Romo's games from last year and will return to Valley Ranch this week to start his new job.

"I'm ready to roll my sleeves up and get to work, whatever the role is," Garrett said.