1:31pm: The Broncos are not currently shopping Siemian, James Palmer of NFL.com tweets.
1:27pm: Some “backpedal talk” has emerged regarding a Siemian-to-New York trade, Mortensen tweets. But he adds that Romo remains a trade candidate a day after being expected to be released.
1:07pm: The Cowboys now expect to trade Tony Romo to the Broncos or Texans, sources tell Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Meanwhile, the Broncos are talking with the Jets about trading Trevor Siemian to New York.
A Broncos trade for Romo would be surprising, a source tells Denver7’s Troy Renck (Twitter link). The Broncos have long been connected to Romo but never via trade until today. For more than a month, reports out of Denver have pegged the Broncos as being willing to look at Romo as a UFA.
Wednesday, there was word that the Cowboys would be releasing Romo, allowing him to explore free agency. It turns out that the Broncos and Texans are now willing to acquire him via trade. If a deal goes down, it stands to reason that Romo could agree to restructure his deal in order to make things work for the acquiring club.
Romo, 37 in April, has not been healthy for two full seasons. However, he does have four Pro Bowl selections on his resume. In his last healthy season (2014), Romo completed a league-high 69.9% of his passes with 3,705 yards through the air and 34 touchdowns against just nine interceptions.
The Broncos have been telling everyone that they are willing to go into 2017 with Siemian and Paxton Lynch as their quarterbacks. However, the Romo talk has been strong for weeks now and it sounds like they are looking to bring another star QB to Denver. The Broncos brought in Peyton Manning at a time when the world was writing him off and they might be able to find the same success here with Romo. If they do acquire him, it will be interesting to see whether Romo will be put into an open competition with Lynch or given the starting job from the get-go.
Houston has not been as bullish on a Romo acquisition as Denver has been reported to be. Although neither side has exactly been aggressive, word out of Houston was the team was not going to pursue Romo. The two-time reigning AFC South champions, though, did not get close to what they hoped from Brock Osweiler this season. The Texans’ four-year $72MM contract — one that cannot be realistically removed from the payroll until 2018 — now looks like an albatross after the 6-foot-7 passer could not complete his first Houston season without being benched. He returned to the lineup once Tom Savage sustained a concussion and won a playoff game, but Osweiler did not provide many signs he is the future in Houston.
The Cowboys would take a ~$19MM cap hit this year if they were to trade Romo rather than release him. They could not spread it over two years as they could by designating him a post June 1 cut.
The Jets would like to deal for Siemian but they will look hard at Jay Cutler if they cannot pull off a trade with Denver, Mortensen tweets. Right now, Siemian is Plan A, Cutler is Plan B, and it’s not clear what their Plan C might be if both fall through. The Jets, with limited cap space and little chance of contending in 2017, have very few options to address their vacancy under center.
A seventh-round pick out of Northwestern, Siemian has two years and just $1.3MM left on his rookie contract. He completed 59 percent of his passes and led the Broncos to an 8-6 record. But two injuries sidelined him, providing possible durability queries going forward.
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Uhhh
Please for the love of GOD, Texans… Don’t take on that ridiculous contract for a guy who can’t play a full season, let alone more than 5 games…
for god sake just release the man!!!
Why would anyone trade for him when he is set to be released? The Broncos and Texans are IDIOTS if they trade for him when they can easily sign him in exchange for nothing ahahaha
Because there’s no guarantee he comes to the team when he’s a free agent
HE already explicitly said he wants in on the Broncos…..I’m sure if the interest is mutual there is a high probability that he will sign with them. If he doesn’t there are so many other candidates who are younger and better LOL
True, the second reason being the cowboys decided they might do what’s best for romo but they might as well get something for him, hell even the eagles got a first rounder for Bradford
True, but Bradford is (was) 27 years old. Romo is 27 + 10 LMFAO
Yes but I’m not saying cowboys will get a first rounder but maybe 2-4
I agree don’t see Dallas getting a #1, but they should get no worse than a 4 and a 5, 5 and a 6. If they can push for it 3 and a 4 or 3 and a 5. Heck I would take 2 3 rd Rd pics one this and one next. (Two pics not just one)
That’s still too rich for an over the hill QB who gets injured every other play lol i would give up a 6th? idk though Texans gave up a 2nd and Osweiler. Looks like they are going to try to push for Romo.
One possibility is that word on the street was that Romo would sign with the Broncos. The Texans wanted Romo. They traded Osweiler, clearing most of the money it would take to add Romo to the books. They called the Cowboys and said they give up something to get him. If the Broncos are still interested, that leaves the two pitted against each other as potential trade partners.
Not saying that’s what happened, but that’s one reason why this would happen.
Also if you get him in a trade he is yours but in free agency he can sign anywhere he chooses
i say broncos, elway can’t draft a qb worth a crap and he knows it
Which QBs has he missed on? He’s drafted Osweiler (and smartly let him walk), Semien, and Lynch. Semien looked solid last year and Lynch is still a rookie.
Semien is not good he is a common play safe game manger qb. and elway tried to sign Osweiler Texans were dumb enough to offer more… Lynch we will see but i think he is Osweiler 2.0 and going after Romo doesn’t offer much in confidence in Lynch
And plenty of game manager QBs have won the Superbowl with good defenses (Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer, Peyton Manning in his last year). And while I partially agree that it doesn’t show confidence in Lynch, most people had Lynch as being a couple of years from being a significant contributor. Nothing wrong with letting a young QB sit and develop for a couple of years. We all know how bad some rushed QBs have been. Romo can be their QB for a year or two and then hand over the reigns to Lynch.
Denver fan for many many years . Don’t trade for or sign this man. Peyton was the exception and then after winning needed to find a new qb , get Romo and will be in same place. Just give Simien and lynch the chance . Say no to romo please john elway
Three way trade. Houston sends its first and Osweiler to the Browns, who release Brock and send a 5-6 to the Cowboys, who send Romo to the Texans. Get it done. Lol
Why would Houston give up a first rounder for Romo? You must be a hopefull Browns fan LOL
Houston just traded brock to the browns.Hahahaha have fun with that browns fans
Cowboys are playing Texas Hold Em and need cap space desperately…Romo will run to the Broncos and if healthy, could lead them to the Super Bowl with that offensive and defensive supporting cast. So Jerry Jones figures, If Houston and Boys are both very interested, let’s get something in return. May the bidding begin!
If Cowboys can’t get von miller and broncos first rd pick or Jj watt and Texans first pick I would just hold onto him
AHAH might as well just go for the Broncos whole defense or the Texans whole Defense.
Gotta aim high and take the Big Mac value meal when offered 🙂
Give up all your draft picks, Texans. Romo is a sure thing. Just keep a lot of bionic parts handy if you do get him.