Cowboys extend Romo's deal through 2013

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10/30/2007 - Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Cowboys announced a six-year contract extension for quarterback Tony Romo at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.

The deal, which will keep Romo in a Cowboys uniform through the 2013 season, is reportedly worth $67.5 million. It makes him one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL.

The 27-year-old Romo, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the season, has completed 62.8 percent of his passes this season for 1,984 yards, 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Dallas is 6-1 this year, Romo's first as a full-time starter.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hopes Romo can follow in the footsteps of Don Meredith, Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman and become one of the standout QBs in franchise history.

"This is just the beginning of what Tony is about as far as the Cowboys are concerned and what we believe to be our future," Jones said.

For his career, Romo has completed 64.2 percent of his passes for 4,887 yards with 35 TDs and 22 interceptions.

"I'm really excited about the opportunity and the chance that we have the ability to do something special this year and hopefully a lot of years," Romo said.

Romo, who played collegiately at Eastern Illinois, wasn't drafted, but was signed as a free agent in 2003 by the Cowboys. In 2006, Romo went from the bench to the Pro Bowl in a 10-game stretch.

"It is a feel good story. To me it's a continuing great story of a guy that didn't come from nowhere so to speak," Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said. "He did come from a small school, worked his way, bided his time until he got the opportunity to show what he could do."

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