Even though Tony Romo is now working for CBS as a broadcaster, the Dallas Cowboys are still holding the door open for a potential return.
Romo hasn't officially retired yet, so the Cowboys aren't assigning anyone else his number and are keeping his locker open, according to ESPN's Todd Archer.
Nobody is wearing No. 9 on the current roster and unless they had a quarterback with an affinity for the number, it could be a while before they choose to give out the number. Nobody wears No. 12 because of Roger Staubach. Nobody wears No. 8 because of Troy Aikman. Inside The Star, the Cowboys have yet to move a player into Romo's old locker, either.
Dak Prescott took over as the unquestioned starting quarterback for the Cowboys last season, which played a major factor in Romo walking away from the game. However, it seems like Dallas wants Romo to be available in case anything happens to Prescott.
Quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson told the Dallas Morning News that's something that is fun to think about, but isn't sure it would actually happen.
"It's fun to speculate about that, if Dak were to go down in Week 2, would Tony come back," Wilson said. "I don't know the answer to that. I just don't know. Do I think he's capable of coming back and playing? Most definitely. Does he want to or what his commitment is to the network? I don't know.
"It's fun water-cooler topics to talk about, (even without) information to make a definitive answer on that."
Dallas was set to owe Romo $20 million next season to be Prescott's backup, and they can create $14 million in cap space if they cut him after June 1.
Romo played just one drive this past year, completing 3/4 passes for 29 yards and a touchdown. In his last full season in 2014, Romo threw for 3,705 yards with 34 touchdowns and just nine interceptions.
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