Tony Romo

Dallas Cowboys' quarterback, Tony Romo, exploded onto the NFL scene in 2006. He took a Dallas team that was just 3-3 and brought them to the playoffs. Romo capped the year by being elected to the Pro Bowl.

The following season Romo set just about every Dallas Cowboys passing record on his way to leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 13-3 record. Romo was then the starter in the Pro Bowl.

Of course the knock on Tony Romo is that he can't win in the playoffs. Recently, his ability to perform in big games has also come under question.

But anyone who questions Romo's ability to fight through adversity doesn't know what Romo had to to go through to get to where he is today.

In high school Tony Romo went to Burlington High, a school that wasn't known for producing football players. Then his team switched to a more difficult conference which led to his team struggling his senior season. These two reasons led to him not being highly recruited.

He did get a partial scholarship from Eastern Illinois. However, in his freshmen year Romo performed very poorly. His coach actually doubted whether he should continue to be a quarterback for the team. Romo fought through that adversity and became the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in his sophomore season. Tony Romo would win the award three more times.

Then Romo wasn't selected in the NFL Draft. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent. His first year he was the third string quarterback for the Cowboys. Then in his second season he was almost cut by the Cowboys.

Eventually Romo would rise all the way to starter for the Cowboys. Though that was a great accomplishment, Tony Romo still needs to prove a lot more. Only time will tell if he can go from being a very good quarterback to being one of the best quarterbacks of his time.

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