31-year-old Dez Bryant last played in the NFL in 2017, but would be released by the Dallas Cowboysthe following offseason after 8 years with the franchise. He would sign with the New Orleans Saints last season, but never play a game after getting injured in practice.
39-year-old Romo last played in 2016, pretty much opting to retire after Dak Prescott emerged and took his job in 2016. He went on to pursue a career in broadcasting and further his passion for golf.
Last Friday, Jerry Jones was on the Ben & Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan and was asked if Bryant and Romo had a chance of returning to the team, which comes on the heels of Jason Witten leaving the broadcasting booth and returning this year.
“I don’t know where to meet up with where Dez’s injury is and where his rehab is, but he is Superman. Make no mistake about it,” Jones said, per Jon Machota of The Athletic. “Very few people that can athletically live up to what God put on the earth when we put a Dez Bryant out here. Nothing in the physical area would surprise me, whether it be how long he plays relative to his age or his ability to come back from the injury. So that’s that. And I wouldn’t dare because of issues that are far beyond reality about knowing, I don’t know which one could come back and play the quickest. Both could do it. Both could do it and do it really well. Romo uniquely because of the position and because of his unique skills that he used to be excellent, that’s his eyesight, his quick hand-eye coordination, and just his knowledge of the game, which is better than it was when he was playing. Both of these guys, if I’ve ever met anybody, could come back and be on the field in the NFL today.”
Unlike Witten, Romo currently has no plans to get back on the field as he has blossomed into his broadcasting role.
“Like anything, when you’re playing football it’s all-consuming. Literally, nothing else (matters) … when you go off to training camp you don’t even know what’s happening in the world,” Romo said in July. “I feel like right now it’s also still a little bit of that being a broadcaster. I love it, I enjoy it. But I think that was never apart of the mindset when you’re playing football. I mean, that would be silly to say you were thinking about something like that.
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“I’m done playing, I’m in broadcasting and golf, and say, ‘hey, if we’re going to do this let’s not be average, let’s try and be really good at this.’ And that’s the next mindset you do. For me, it would be hard for me to sit back and say ‘oh, I’m pretty good.’ That’s not my mental makeup.”
For Dez, he surely wants to get back on the field, it’s just a matter of when, not if.
