Personal Narrative: Do I Envision Playing Football

Do I envision playing football? Absolutely not," he said. "Do I expect to get some calls? Yes, that's the reality."

One NFL executive told ESPN via text message that "Romo is now every team's emergency backup QB in case your starter gets hurt" and that those teams would have to "pay him to come out of 'retirement.'"

Romo said: "You never say never," but added that "there's no part of me that wants to play."

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he wishes Romo and his family "nothing but the best."

"As an organization, we did what he asked us to do in terms of his release, and we wanted to do what was ultimately in his best interest and in the best interest of his family," Jones said in a statement.

"Tony has been a wonderful representative of