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Cowboys Pony Up for Romo

Posted Oct 29, 07 9:55 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Through the first half of the season, Dallas is the class of the NFC, and the likable gunslinger who got them there has just been given a juicy contract extension, FOXSports.com reports. Tony Romo has agreed to a six-year, $67.5 million deal with over $30 million guaranteed—not bad for an undrafted free agent.

Having seen Romo improve upon his Pro Bowl season of last year, the Cowboys wanted to sign the deal before his price rose any further. The boyish bachelor has capitalized on his stardom in other ways, as well; he has been romantically linked with Carrie Underwood and, more recently, the troubled but toothsome Britney Spears.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) scrambles out of the pocket in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings in their NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt...   (Associated Press)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) looks at the scoreboard in the closing minutes of the Cowboys 35-7 win over the St. Louis Rams in their NFL football game, in this Sept. 30, 2007 file photo, in...   (Associated Press)
Entertainer Kelly Clarkson, center, shares a laugh with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, right, and quarterback Tony Romo after a news conference at the team headquarters at Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas,...   (Associated Press)
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