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1. How will the Tony Romo saga conclude? 

Will Tony Romo be traded or released?

At this point, it seems that both the Dallas Cowboys and their former Pro Bowl quarterback are ready for a conclusion to this matter. The hope here is that it’s an amicable split between the two sides. Unfortunately, pretty much everything is still left up in the air as we head into free agency.

Dallas’ No. 1 priority heading into the offseason was to trade Romo. It makes perfect sense. Despite being injury plagued over the past two seasons, the 36-year-old veteran should find a decent market for his services.

More than just his own history of success, the quarterback situation around the NFL is a complete mess with at least a quarter of the teams potentially looking for new starters this spring. That would seem to suggest the Cowboys could get a nice little bounty in return for Romo.

The problem here is two-fold. As we mentioned above, Romo has found himself injury plagued over the past couple seasons. In fact, he’s played in a grand total of five games since earning a Pro Bowl trip back in 2014. That will likely force some teams to show hesitation, especially when we’re talking about giving up valuable assets.

Secondly, Romo is set to count $24.7 million against the cap. Even with Dallas having to pony up $5 million of that in a trade, paying nearly $20 million to someone with Romo’s injury history is a risky proposition.

Despite all this, we still expect Romo to be traded once the new league year starts in March. While the Denver Broncos seem to be his preferred destination, it looks like Vance Joseph and Co. are willing to stick with what they have (more on that here).

If Dallas were to cater to Romo and find a contender for him, that seemingly limits his choices to the Houston Texans and aforementioned Broncos. If not, it opens his market up to teams like the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets.

This might not be the first major piece of the off-season equation to drop, but it sure will play a role in what happens when it comes to the rest of the free-agent market at this position.

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