Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo Talks With Ben & Skin
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DALLAS (105.3 THE FAN) - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo sat down with 105.3 The Fan's Ben & Skin show for an exclusive 2-on-1 interview at Valley Ranch on Tuesday.
Romo was candid and fun during the hour-long interview even talking about not "hiding out" anymore after a Cowboys loss, and how he enjoys meeting Cowboys fans.
In the interview Romo told Ben & Skin how former Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray asked him about taking a pay cut so the Cowboys could re-sign him.
"DeMarco ended up asking me, 'Why don't you take a pay cut?' I said, 'I will. I would take a pay cut to go do this,'" Romo told The Fan. "I was like, 'They're going to restructure me.' That's the same thing in some ways, just for the salary cap purposes. He was like, 'OK, now we're back to being friends, again.' I would take $5 million less if meant getting him back."
"He knew that. It was just funny how he was literally worried about that part of it for a week. I'm like, 'That's not the reason.' I'm like, 'Obviously I'll restructure. I would even take a pay cut.' He was like, 'OK, we can be friends again.' It's amazing what you think about in those moments."
Murray didn't get his wish and instead opted for a 5-year deal with the division rival Philadelphia Eagles that is reported to be worth up to $42 million.
Watch the interview in its entirety.
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