Tony Romo likely to be released Thursday

No matter if they end up releasing or trading him, it’s obvious that Romo’s time in Dallas is over.

With top defenses and a glaring need at quarterback, Denver and Houston have been pegged as the frontrunners to land Romo.

Romo is the Cowboys’ franchise leader in yards passing (34,183) and touchdowns (248).

The Cowboys gave him a second-round tender as a restricted free agent in 2016 and had some trade discussions during the draft and in training camp, but they opted to keep him.

Tony Romo is about to hit the open market, making him the hottest free agent of the 2017 National Football League offseason.

But Romo was not immediately dropped by the Cowboys, who could be trying to swing a trade deal to obtain something in exchange for the 36-year-old signal caller who took over as the Dallas starter in 2006. Information from ESPN.com was used in this story.

Mortensen adds that, as per sources, the Cowboys “now believe they have a trade that will work for Romo and the team”. Romo was set to make $14 million, $19.5 million, and $20 million in base salary with the Cowboys over the next three seasons under his current six-year, $108 million deal.

Despite the fact that the Texans were able to free up some cap room by trading Brock Osweiler, they will not be trading for Romo.

Sports’ Tom Pelissero breaks down the news out of the combine and upcoming free agency.

Those moves mean that while the Broncos appear to have upgraded the interior of their woeful offensive line with the addition of Leary, they’re now left with a gaping hole on the outside because Okung is gone. “We’ll see what happens”.

With the Bills expected to move on from Tyrod Taylor this offseason, Buffalo remains an interesting landing spot for Romo, as does Denver, Chicago and New York (Jets). Most likely he would be mentoring Jared Goff from the bench.