NFL news about Tony Romo's status has been the hot topic of online news as of late. Recent reports are spreading that he will not be playing for Dallas Cowboys anymore next season after the team decided not to use him heading to the playoffs.

The Cowboys have an amazing 2016 season after topping the National Football Conference (NFC) with a 13-3 win-loss record. With that standing, many expect that they will go all the way to the Super Bowl and have a big chance of winning the championship.

However, they were shocked by the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs beating them 34-31 that crushed their hopes of having a great season. Many believed that part of that letdown is the failure of Cowboys coach Jason Garrett to utilize former starting quarterback Tony Romo and rely upon their season to rookie quarterback Dak Prescott.

Now that the season is over, the time of the 36-year old QB in a Cowboys uniform seems to have come to an end also. According to ESPN, Romo is expecting that he'll be released by the Dallas Cowboys and not to be traded.

Though there seem to be intentions from the Cowboys to trade him and get something valuable asset in return, it would be very difficult for the team to deal him based on his age and contract. He'll be 37 by April and with an injury history, it will not be easy to build him as a reasonable target.

Aside from that, Romo is expecting to still received around $54 million in 3 years after signing a six-year, $119.5 million deal to the Cowboys in 2013, making him a bit expensive to other teams. However, the Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans are said to be lining up to get his services next season.

FOXSports also suggests that it is better that the Dallas Cowboys release Tony Romo rather than trade him. If the Cowboys trade him, they will be free from the obligation on his $24.7 million salary next season and the succeeding season however they might find the hard way of looking a trade partner for him.

If they will release Romo before the June 1cut, the Cowboys will save $5.1 million and still take the $19.6 million dead cap but if they will release him on post-June salaries cut, they will save $14 million while taking $10.7 million in dead cap.

Nevertheless, there is still no confirmation on Tony Romo's real status with the Dallas Cowboys. But many believed that it is only a matter time and he'll be suiting up for another team next season.

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