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What is Tony Romo’s trade value now?

By Jimmy Long

Nov 6, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) looks on from the sidelines in the first half at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) looks on from the sidelines in the first half at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) passes past the rush of Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry (75) and defensive end Connor Barwin (98) during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) passes past the rush of Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry (75) and defensive end Connor Barwin (98) during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

What Price?

This is what it comes down to.  I’m not a trade expert myself, so I researched some precedent for trading quarterbacks.  Here are some of the trades I found:

  • In 1993, the 49ers traded quarterback Joe Montana, 37 at the time, for Kansas City’s first round selection (18th overall) in the upcoming draft.
  • Green Bay traded quarterback Brett Favre, 39 at the time, in 2008 for the Jet’s third round selection (83rd overall) in the upcoming draft.
  • In 2011, the Bengals traded quarterback Carson Palmer, 31 at the time, for Oakland’s first round selection (17th overall) in the upcoming draft and two years of future 3rd round selections.
  • Philadelphia traded quarterback Sam Bradford, 28 at the time, in 2016 for the Viking’s first round selection (TBD overall) in the upcoming draft, and a future conditional 4th round selection.

Okay.  That’s four trades to look at for precedent.  Let’s try to dissect them a little.

The 1993 trade of Joe Montana features the quarterback closest in age to Tony Romo.  However, Montana was a 4-time Super Bowl Champion and 3-time Super Bowl MVP prior to being traded.  Tony Romo has never made it to the NFC Championship game.

Brett Favre was also a Super Bowl winning quarterback, but he was 3 years older than Tony at the time of his trade.  3 years makes a big difference this late in a quarterbacks career.

Carson Palmer and Sam Bradford share similar situations.  Neither were as good as Tony Romo at the time they were traded, however both were significantly younger.

So where does this leave us?

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